THE INSECTS OF NEW JERSEY. 



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Fig. 92. A burying beetle, 



Necrophorus americanus; 



enlarged. 



NECROPHORUS Fabr. 



The species of this genus are the typical burying beetles. 

 N. americanus Oliv. Throughout the State, 

 almost exclusively on reptiles, and not 

 usually common. 



N. sayi Lap. Ft. Lee (Bt) ; Hudson Co. 

 (LI); Staten Island VII (Ds). 



N. orbicollis Say. Throughout the State, 

 not common VI, VII. 



N. marginatus Fab. Throughout the State, 



on carrion of all kinds, and one of the 



most common of our species, IV-VII. 

 N. pustulatus Hersch. Staten Island VII, 



19, at electric light (Ds), Ocean Co. 



(Coll). 



N. tomentosus Weber. Throughout the 

 State, common V-IX. 



N. vespilloides Hbst. Caldwell (Cr) ; Snake 

 Hill (Sf). 



"N. guttula" Mots, is a western species, and its record in the last 

 edition an error. 



SILPHA Linn. 



S. surma me nsis Fab. Throughout the State under carrion; the largest 

 of our flat forms, easily known by the greatly enlarged hind legs. 



S. lapponica Hbst. Throughout the State; specifically on fish; but also 

 on snakes, toads and other reptilia. 



S. inaequalis Fab. Throughout the State; not rare; a general feeder. 

 S. noveboracensis Forst. Throughout the State; common. 

 S. americana Linn. Occurs on toadstools and in 



diing, as well as on carrion everywhere; not 



usually common. 



CHOLEVA Latr. 



C. simplex Say. Newark (Bf), Ocean Co. II, 8 

 (Coll); on store cheese (Sf). 



C. basillaris Say. Hudson Co. (LI), Anglesea VII, 



23 (Coll); on store cheese (Sf). 

 C. clavicornis Lee. Hopatcong (Pm); Newark (Bf ) ; 



Westville IV, 24 (Brn) ; baiting with store 



cheese (Sf). 



C. terminans Lee. Anglesea VII (Sz) ; baiting with 

 dead fish (Lv). 



PRIONOCH^ETA Horn. 



Fig. 93. A carrion 



beetle, Silpha ameri- 

 cana ; enlarged. 



P. opaca Say. Throughout the State, sometimes common, IV-VII; taken 

 on old store cheese, baiting (Sf). 



