Nicrophorus funerarius
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Nicrophorus funerarius may be a species of burying beetle
Burying beetle
Burying beetles or sexton beetles are the best-known members of the family Silphidae . Burying beetles are true to their name. Most of these beetles are black with red markings on the elytra . They bury the carcasses of small vertebrates such as birds and rodents as a food source for their larvae...

 described by Weigel
Weigel
-Weigel:*Andreas Weigel, German politician and member of the Bundestag*Christian Ehrenfried Weigel, German scientist*Christoph Weigel the Elder , German engraver, art dealer and publisher*David Weigel, American journalist and political commentator...

 in 1808. It is not yet verified that this species is unique from other species of Nicrophorus.
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