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6832

Map of all geo-referenced specimens of the Nicrophorinae

Scientific Name	Nicrophorinae
Comments	Map of all geo-referenced specimens of the Nicrophorinae, red dots indicate DNA samples.
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Copyright	© 2004 Derek S. Sikes
Attached to Group	Nicrophorinae: view page image collection
Title	Nicrophorinae-map.jpg
ALT Text	Map of all geo-referenced specimens of the Nicrophorinae
ID	6832

6833

Scientific Name	Nicrophorus americanus Olivier, 1790
Comments	Nicrophorus americanus Olivier, 1790: The endangered American Burying Beetle
Sex	Male
Life Cycle Stage	adult
View	dorsal and lateral
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Copyright	© 2004 Derek S. Sikes
Attached to Group	Nicrophorinae: view page image collection Nicrophorus (Nicrophorinae): view page image collection
Title	N_americanus.jpg
ALT Text	Nicrophorus americanus Olivier, 1790
ID	6833

6834

Eonecrophorus tenuicornis Kurosawa, 1985

Scientific Name	Eonecrophorus tenuicornis Kurosawa, 1985
Location	Nepal: Kalapokhri 3000m, Singalila Dara [Singalila Range: 27°28'N 88°04'E ]
Comments	"The Dawn Carrier of the Dead" Holotype of monotypic genus. Only specimen known. Line = 5 mm
Sex	Male
Life Cycle Stage	adult
View	dorsal and lateral
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Copyright	© 2004 Derek S. Sikes
Attached to Group	Eonecrophorus tenuicornis (Nicrophorinae): view page image collection
Title	E_tenuicornis.jpg
ALT Text	Eonecrophorus tenuicornis Kurosawa, 1985
ID	6834

7020

Scientific Name	Family Silphidae
Comments	Seven species of Silphidae: six nicrophorines and one silphine as follows (from upper left to lower right): Ptomascopus zhangla Hava, Schneider, & Ruzicka; Eonecrophorus tenuicornis Kurosawa; Nicrophorus chilensis Philippi; N. concolor Kraatz; N. americanus Olivier; N. validus Portevin; Necrodes surinamensis Fabricius.
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Copyright	© 2004 Derek S. Sikes
Attached to Group	Silphidae: view page image collection
Title	silphidmontage.jpg
ID	7020

7023

Comments	Four nicrophorines (from left: Ptomascopus zhangla Hava, Schneider, & Ruzicka; Eonecrophorus tenuicornis Kurosawa; Nicrophorus chilensis Philippi; N. concolor Kraatz) and four silphines (bottom row from left: Necrophila americana (L.); Oxelytrum erythrurum (Blanchard); Oiceoptoma subrufum (Lewis); Necrodes surinamensis (Fabricius).
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Copyright	© 2005 Derek S. Sikes
Attached to Group	Silphidae: view page image collection
Title	silphidmontage2.jpg
ID	7023

7024

Comments	Four nicrophorines (from left: Ptomascopus zhangla Hava, Schneider, & Ruzicka; Eonecrophorus tenuicornis Kurosawa; Nicrophorus chilensis Philippi; N. concolor Kraatz) and four silphines (bottom row from left: Necrophila americana (L.); Oxelytrum erythrurum (Blanchard); Oiceoptoma subrufum (Lewis); Necrodes surinamensis (Fabricius).
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Copyright	© 2005 Derek S. Sikes
Title	silphidmontage3.jpg
ID	7024

7072

Larvae of A) Nicrophorus sp. B) Silphinae gen. sp.

Comments	Larvae of A) Nicrophorus sp. B) Silphinae gen. sp.
Creator	Stephen T. Trumbo
Life Cycle Stage	larvae
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Copyright	© 2005 Derek S. Sikes
Attached to Group	Silphinae: view page image collection Nicrophorus (Nicrophorinae): view page image collection
Title	silphid_larvae.jpg
Image Type	Photograph
Image Content	Specimen(s)
ALT Text	Larvae of A) Nicrophorus sp. B) Silphinae gen. sp.
ID	7072

7073

Scientific Name	Nicrophorus kieticus
Location	SOLOMON ISLANDS: Guadalcanal: trail from Gold Ridge to Tatatu UTM: 622623, 8936494 zone: 57L, 9°37.152'S 160°07.050'E 600-945m tropical submontane forest
Comments	Nicrophorus kieticus about to fly showing position of elytra held in flight
Creator	D. Sikes & P. Naskrecki
Identified By	D. S. Sikes
Life Cycle Stage	adult
Collector	D. S. Sikes
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Copyright	© 2005 Derek S. Sikes
Creation Date	1 SEP 2004
Title	N_kieticus-flight.jpg
ALT Text	Nicrophorus kieticus about to fly
ID	7073

7074

Scientific Name	Oiceoptoma subrufrum
Comments	Oiceoptoma subrufrum - head
Creator	Derek S. Sikes
Life Cycle Stage	adult
Body Part	head
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Title	Oiceoptoma-subrufrum-head.jpg
ALT Text	Oiceoptoma subrufrum - head
ID	7074

7075

Comments	Alternate character mappings for truncate elytra in the Silphidae, assuming the outgroup has truncate elytra.
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Copyright	© 2005 Derek S. Sikes
Title	trees-elytra.gif
ALT Text	Alternate character mappings
ID	7075

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