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Common Name:
Sexton Beetle

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Subclass: Pterygota
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Staphyliniformia
Superfamily: Staphylinoidea
Family: Silphidae
Subfamily: Nicrophorinae
Tribe:
Species:
Nicrophorus pustulatus

Hodges No:

Location:
Prospect Park
Brooklyn, NY
USA

Date: 4/18/10

Stage: Adult
Sex:
Notes: a.k.a.Carrion Beetle with mites attached

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Nicrophorus pustulatus Silphidae
Sexton Beetle
Identifications represent best guesses on my part and are not intended to be authoritative.
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