Necrophorus [sic] vestigator v. Rauterbergi Reitter, 1900
Necrophorus [sic] vestigator v. degener Carret, 1901
Necrophorus [sic] vestigator v. brullei Jacobson, 1910
Necrophorus [sic] vestigator v. bipunctatus Portevin, 1914 (Preocc.)
Necrophorus [sic] vestigator v. obscuripennis Portevin, 1914
Necrophorus [sic] vestigator v. Viturati Pic, 1917
Necrophorus [sic] vestigator v. Carreti Pic, 1933
Nicrophorus vestigator is a species of beetle belonging to the family Silphidae.
Description
Illustration of Nicrophorus vestigator from G.G. Yakobson "Beetles of Russia"
Nicrophorus vestigator can reach a length of about 14–22 millimetres (0.55–0.87 in). The basic color of the body is black, with two wide transversal orange stripes on the elytra. These beetles have large club-like antennae equipped with black and yellow tips. The legs are strong. The last three abdominal segments protrude beyond the elytra.[1]
Like other burying beetles they bury the carcasses of small vertebrates such as birds and mice as a food source for their larvae. Larval development takes place during the summer, and the fully formed individuals can be found mainly in May–June and in August.[1]
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