Nicrophorus quadrimaculatus
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Nicrophorus quadrimaculatus is a burying beetle
described by Matthews
in 1888.
Burying beetle
Burying beetles or sexton beetles are the best-known members of the family Silphidae . Burying beetles are true to their name. Most of these beetles are black with red markings on the elytra . They bury the carcasses of small vertebrates such as birds and rodents as a food source for their larvae...
described by Matthews
Matthews
-Places:Kenya* The Matthews Range, a range of mountainsNew Zealand* Mount Matthews, the highest peak in the Wellington RegionUnited States* Matthews, Alabama* Matthews, Georgia* Matthews, Indiana* Matthews, Maryland* Matthews, Missouri...
in 1888.