Nicrophorus mexicanus
Matthews, 1888
Mexican burying beetle
Nicrophorus mexicanus is a burying in the Silphidae, described by Matthews in 1888. The is distributed across the southwestern United States and Central America, including Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras. As a member of the Nicrophorus, it exhibits the characteristic of burying small vertebrate carcasses to serve as food for developing larvae.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Nicrophorus mexicanus: /nɪˈkrɒfərəs ˌmɛksɪˈkeɪnəs/
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Distribution
Southwestern United States (Arizona, California, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Nevada, Texas, Utah; possibly Iowa) and Central America (Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras).
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- Wikipedia
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Congratulations, UC Davis Linnaean Games Team: National Champs! | Bug Squad
- Bohart Museum Spotlight on Yellow-Bellied Burying Beetles | Bug Squad
- Field Guide Selected References
- They eat dead things - Part I - Burying beetles Silphidae — Bug of the Week
- Oklahoma is More than OK for Burying Beetles
- Burying Beetles Are Part of Nature's Clean-up Crew
- Reproductive biology of Nicrophorus mexicanus Matthews (Coleoptera: Silphidae)