Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) ➔ Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods) ➔ Class Insecta (Insects) ➔ Order Coleoptera (Beetles) ➔ Family Silphidae (Carrion beetles)

Nicrophorus vespillo (Linnaeus, 1758)

Gemeiner Totengräber Common Burying Beetle

Synonyms and other combinations:

Necrophagus spinipes Leach, 1815 | Necrophorus aethiops Schleicher, 1924 | Necrophorus bifasciatus Hausmann, 1799 ? | Necrophorus bohemicus Roubal, 1939 | Necrophorus bolsmanni Westhoff, 1881 | Necrophorus cadaverinus Gravenhorst, 1807 ? | Necrophorus curvipes Duftschmid, 1825 | Necrophorus fauveli Fauconnet, 1893 | Necrophorus hadenius Gistel, 1857 | Necrophorus hauseri Hlisnikovský, 1932 | Necrophorus minor Westhoff, 1881 | Necrophorus roubali Smetana, 1948 | Necrophorus tinctus Schleicher, 1937 | Necrophorus varendorffi Westhoff, 1881 | Nicrophorus vulgaris Fabricius, 1775 | Silpha vespillo Linnaeus, 1758 |
(?: ambiguous synonym)

  • Nicrophorus vespillo 5283
    Nicrophorus vespillo (Linnaeus, 1758)  Gemeiner Totengräber  Common Burying Beetle 
    Nicrophorus vespillo
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2012-05-29 13:38:18
    Image number: 5283

    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2012-05-29 13:38:18
  • Nicrophorus vespillo 5284
    Nicrophorus vespillo (Linnaeus, 1758)  Gemeiner Totengräber  Common Burying Beetle 
    Nicrophorus vespillo
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2012-05-29 13:38:04
    Image number: 5284

    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2012-05-29 13:38:04
  • Nicrophorus vespillo 5285
    Nicrophorus vespillo (Linnaeus, 1758)  Gemeiner Totengräber  Common Burying Beetle 
    Nicrophorus vespillo
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2012-05-29 13:38:36
    Image number: 5285

    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2012-05-29 13:38:36
  • Nicrophorus vespillo 8067
    Nicrophorus vespillo (Linnaeus, 1758)  Gemeiner Totengräber  Common Burying Beetle 
    Nicrophorus vespillo, conf. Christoph Benisch
    DE, Chemnitz, Harthwald; 2017-06-08 11:40:43
    Image number: 8067

    DE, Chemnitz, Harthwald
    2017-06-08 11:40:43
    conf. Christoph Benisch
  • Nicrophorus vespillo 8068
    Nicrophorus vespillo (Linnaeus, 1758)  Gemeiner Totengräber  Common Burying Beetle 
    Nicrophorus vespillo, conf. Christoph Benisch
    DE, Chemnitz, Harthwald; 2017-06-08 11:41:39
    Image number: 8068

    DE, Chemnitz, Harthwald
    2017-06-08 11:41:39
    conf. Christoph Benisch

Classification:
Nicrophorus vespillo belongs to the subfamily Nicrophorinae.

References, further reading, links:
  1. Newton A.F. (2019). StaphBase: Staphyliniformia world catalog database (version Nov 2018). In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life, 2019 Annual Checklist (Roskov Y., Ower G., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., Nieukerken E. van, Zarucchi J., Penev L., eds.). Digital resource at www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2019. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. ISSN 2405-884X.
  2. Arved Lompe: Die Käfer Europas - Ein Bestimmungswerk im Internet
  3. Niemitz, Carsten: Fortpflanzung, Brutpflege und Entwicklung des Totengräber-Käfers Necrophorus vespillo. Video bei der Technischen Informationsbibliothek (TIB), DOI: 10.3203/IWF/C-1334