IdentificationIn this species the metatibiae are strongly curved and the posterior lobe of the metepimeron has only a few dark brown hairs. For Alberta species the elytral pattern is distinctive. The epipleuron is entirely orange; the anterior fascia is strongly divided at the suture and runs anteriorly onto the shoulder area; and the posterior fascia is consists of a pair of bilobed spots.
Scientific NameNicrophorus sayiIdentification
In this species the metatibiae are strongly curved and the posterior lobe of the metepimeron has only a few dark brown hairs. For Alberta species the elytral pattern is distinctive. The epipleuron is entirely orange;…
In this species the metatibiae are strongly curved and the posterior lobe of the metepimeron has only a few dark brown hairs. For Alberta species the elytral pattern is distinctive. The epipleuron is entirely orange; the anterior fascia is strongly divided at the suture and runs anteriorly onto the shoulder area; and the posterior fascia is consists of a pair of bilobed spots.
Range
This widespread species of temperate eastern North America extends northwest along the northern edge of the prairies to central Alberta.
Notes
Meaning of name: "of Say" or "Say's". It was named in honour of Thomas Say (1789 -- 1834). Say was the father of American entomology and had described a wide variety of beetles, including various silphids.
Citation
Page Citation for Nicrophorus sayi
Page Citation
"Species Details - Nicrophorus sayi, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-5920. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
Specimen Information
There are 10 specimens of this Species.
10 results plotted on map in 6 markers. Note: Only records with latitude and longitude coordinates are plotted on map.