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Black Burying Beetle

Nicrophorus (Nicrophorus) nigrita (Mannerheim 1843)

Body symmetry

Namigai et al 2014
bilaterally symmetric
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001324

Definition: being symmetric about a plane running from frontal end to caudal end (head to tail), and having nearly identical right and left halves

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body length

Body Length Data for North American Beetles

13 mm

(adult, min)
Body Length Data for North American Beetles

18 mm

(adult, max)

cellularity

Cellularity and growth form
multicellular
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001993

Definition: A cellularity quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting of more than one cell. [ PATOC:GVG ]

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developmental mode

Insect Development
holometabolous
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/holometabolous

Definition: Development of insects with complete metamorphosis which involves a pupal stage.

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geographic distribution

United States Species List
United States
URI: http://www.geonames.org/6252001

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North Pacific Species List
North Pacific
URI: http://www.marineregions.org/mrgid/1908

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Mexico Species List
Mexico
URI: http://www.geonames.org/3996063

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