A catalog of the Nicrophorinae (Coleoptera: Silphidae) of the world
Authors: SIKES DEREK S. , MADGE RONALD B. , NEWTON ALFRED F. 
Published: September 2016

All available species-group names of the subfamily Nicrophorinae (Coleoptera: Silphidae) are cataloged herein. There are currently 68 valid species, three of which are fossils; and 168 invalid species-group names, 2 of which are nomina dubia and 17 of which are junior homonyms and thus objectively invalid; for a total of 236 available species-group names. The type specimens of 38 valid names and 63 invalid names were found and studied. The original descriptions of 65 valid species-group names and 130 invalid species-group names were found and studied. An annotated bibliography of 1151 references that cite nicrophorine names covering the years 1752 – early 2002 is presented. The following 18 nomenclatural acts are made: Lectotype designations (16): Type depositories precede species names. HNHM: Budapest: Nicrophorus antennatus (Reitter) / BMNH: London: Nicrophorus interruptus Stephens; Nicrophorus mexicanus Matthews; Nicrophorus montivagus Lewis; Nicrophorus tenuipes Lewis / MNHN: Paris: Nicrophorus didymus Brullé; Nicrophorus insularis Grouvelle; Nicrophorus interruptus var. algiricus Pasquet; Nicrophorus podagricus Portevin; Nicrophorus quadraticollis Portevin; Nicrophorus scrutator Blanchard / ZMAS: St. Petersburg: Nicrophorus mongolicus ShchegolevaBarovskaya; Nicrophorus przewalskii Semenov-Tian-Shanskij; Nicrophorus reichardti Kieseritzky / ZMHB: Berlin: Nicrophorus japonicus Harold / MCZC: Cambridge: Nicrophorus defodiens Mannerheim; New nomina protecta/oblita (2): Silpha (Nicrophorus) orientalis (Herbst,1784) NEW NOMEN OBLITUM (article 23.9.2 ICZN ed. 4); Nicrophorus americanus Olivier, 1790 NEW NOMEN PROTECTUM (see N. orientalis); The following 93 taxonomic changes are made: New status as valid species (2): Nicrophorus sepulchralis Heer NEW STATUS as valid species; Nicrophorus morio Gebler NEW STATUS as valid species; New combination (1): Silpha (Nicrophorus) orientalis Herbst NEW COMBINATION as Nicrophorus orientalis (Herbst); New species-group revised synonyms (12): These are junior synonyms or names of subspecific rank that are being moved to new senior synonyms (as absolute synonyms, i.e. rankless): N. tibetanus Hlisnikovsky REVISED SYNONYM of N. argutor Jakovlev; N. lateralis Portevin REVISED SYNONYM of N. defodiens Mannerheim; N. plagiatus Motschulsky REVISED SYNONYM of N. defodiens Mannerheim; N. humeralis Pic REVISED SYNONYM of N. insularis Grouvelle; N. gallicus Jacquelin du Val REVISED SYNONYM of N. interruptus Stephens; N. suturalis Motschulsky REVISED SYNONYM of N. interruptus Stephens; N. submaculatus Reitter REVISED SYNONYM of N. investigator Zetterstedt; N. funebris Jakovlev REVISED SYNONYM of N. morio Gebler; N. requiescator Gistel REVISED SYNONYM of N. tomentosus Weber; N. interruptiolus Strand REVISED SYNONYM of N. vestigator Herschel; N. interruptus Brullé REVISED SYNONYM of N. brullei Jakobson, (syn. of N. vestigator Herschel); P. weberi Bodemeyer REVISED SYNONYM of Ptomascopus plagiatus (Ménétriés); New species-group synonyms (25): These are species-group names of specific rank that have not been synonymized previously. N. pseudobrutor Reitter NEW SYNONYM of N. argutor Jakovlev; N. cadaverinus Gistel NEW SYNONYM of N. germanicus (L.); N. ornatus Hlisnikovsky NEW SYNONYM of N. germanicus (L.); N. proserpinae Gistel NEW SYNONYM of N. germanicus (L.); N. basalis Gistel NEW SYNONYM of N. interruptus Stephens; N. fossor Erichson NEW SYNONYM of N. interruptus Stephens; N. grahami Swan & Papp NEW SYNONYM of N.investigator Zetterstedt; N. maritimus Gistel NEW SYNONYM of N. investigator Zetterstedt; N. praedator (Reitter) NEW SYNONYM of N. investigator Zetterstedt; N. karafutonis Kôno NEW SYNONYM of N. maculifrons Kraatz; N. lunulatus Gistel NEW SYNONYM of N. marginatus Fabricius; N. lunatus Gistel NEW SYNONYM of N. marginatus Fabricius; N. mixtus Hlisnikovsky NEW SYNONYM of N. montivagus Lewis; N. rugulipennis Jakovlev NEW SYNONYM of N. morio Gebler; N. benguetensis Arnett NEW SYNONYM of N. nepalensis Hope; N. burmanicus Hlisnikovsky NEW SYNONYM of N. oberthuri Portevin; N. unifasciatus Hlisnikovsky NEW SYNONYM of N. oberthuri Portevin; N. pulsator Gistel NEW SYNONYM of N. sayi Laporte; N. temporalis Shchegoleva-Barovskaya NEW SYNONYM of N. semenowi (Reitter); N. fasciatus Hlisnikovsky NEW SYNONYM of N. tenuipes Lewis; N. marginatus Gistel NEW SYNONYM of N. tomentosus Weber; N. bifasciatus Hausmann NEW SYNONYM of N. vespillo (L.); N. hadenius Gistel NEW SYNONYM of N. vespillo (L.); N. oregonensis Swann & Papp NEW SYNONYM of N. vespilloides Herbst; N. olfactor Gistel NEW SYNONYM of N. vestigator Herschel; New status as absolute synonyms (53): These are species-group names of subspecific rank that we consider to be invalid synonyms without rank. N. centralis Portevin NEW STATUS as absolute syn. of N. antennatus (Reitter); N. rotundicollis Portevin NEW STATUS as absolute syn. of N. concolor Kraatz; N. armeniacus Portevin NEW STATUS as absolute syn. of N. germanicus (L.); N. bimaculatus Haworth NEW STATUS as absolute syn. of N. germanicus (L.); N. bipunctatus Kraatz NEW STATUS as absolute syn. of N. germanicus (L.); N. fascifer (Reitter) NEW STATUS as absolute syn. of N. germanicus (L.); N. speciosus (J.D. Schulze) NEW STATUS as absolute syn. of N. germanicus (L.); N. quadriguttata Angell NEW STATUS as absolute syn. of N. guttula Motschulsky; N. vandykei Angell NEW STATUS as absolute syn. of N. guttula Motschulsky; N. atricornis Meier NEW STATUS as absolute syn. of N. humator (Gleditsch); N. maculosus Meier NEW STATUS as absolute syn. of N. humator (Gleditsch); N. minnesotianus Hatch NEW STATUS as absolute syn. of N. hybridus Hatch & Angell; N. brunnipes Gradl NEW STATUS as absolute syn. of N. interruptus Stephens; N. centrimaculatus Reitter NEW STATUS as absolute syn. of N. interruptus Stephens; N. corsicus Laporte NEW STATUS as absolute syn. of N. interruptus Stephens; N. funereus Géné NEW STATUS as absolute syn. of N. interruptus Stephens; N. infuscaticornis Portevin, NEW STATUS as absolute syn. of N. interruptus Stephens; N. laportei Meier NEW STATUS as absolute syn. of N. interruptus Stephens; N. nigricans Pasquet NEW STATUS as absolute syn. of N. interruptus Stephens; N. pasqueti Pic NEW STATUS as absolute syn. of N. interruptus Stephens; N. trimaculatus Gradl NEW STATUS as absolute syn. of N. interruptus Stephens; N. trinotatus Reitter NEW STATUS as absolute syn. of N. interruptus Stephens; N. vodozi Meier NEW STATUS as absolute syn. of N. interruptus Stephens; N. algiricus Pasquet NEW STATUS as absolute syn. of N. interruptus Stephens; N. funerator Fauvel NEW STATUS as absolute syn. of N. investigator Zetterstedt; N. funeror (Reitter) NEW STATUS as absolute syn. of N. investigator Zetterstedt; N. insularis Lafer NEW STATUS as absolute syn. of N. investigator Zetterstedt; N. intermedius Reitter NEW STATUS as absolute syn. of N. investigator Zetterstedt; N. latifasciatus Lewis NEW STATUS as absolute syn. of N. investigator Zetterstedt; N. maritimus Mannerheim NEW STATUS as absolute syn. of N. investigator Zetterstedt; N. variolosus Portevin NEW STATUS as absolute syn. of N. investigator Zetterstedt; N. parvulus Hlisnikovsky NEW STATUS as absolute synonym of N. maculifrons Kraatz; N. nigrifrons Portevin NEW STATUS as absolute syn. of N. podagricus Portevin; N. immaculatus Portevin NEW STATUS as absolute syn. of N. quadripunctatus Kraatz; N. bohemicus Roubal NEW STATUS as absolute syn. of N. vespillo (L.); N. bolsmanni Westhoff NEW STATUS as absolute syn. of N. vespillo (L.); N. fauveli Fauconnet NEW STATUS as absolute syn. of N. vespillo (L.); N.minor Westhoff NEW STATUS as absolute syn. of N. vespillo (L.); N. varendorffi Westhoff NEW STATUS as absolute syn. of N. vespillo (L.); N. altumi Westhoff NEW STATUS as absolute syn. of N. vespilloides Herbst; N. aurora Motschulsky NEW STATUS as absolute syn. of N. vespilloides Herbst; N. subfasciatus Portevin NEW STATUS as absolute syn. of N. vespilloides Herbst; N. subinterruptus Pic NEW STATUS as absolute syn. of N. vespilloides Herbst; N. sylvivagus Reitter NEW STATUS as absolute syn. of N. vespilloides Herbst; N. brullei Jacobson NEW STATUS as absolute syn. of N. vestigator Herschel; N. bipunctatus Portevin NEW STATUS as absolute syn. of N. vestigator Herschel; N. carreti Pic NEW STATUS as absolute syn. of N. vestigator Herschel; N. degener Carret NEW STATUS as absolute syn. of N. vestigator Herschel; N. obscuripennis Portevin NEW STATUS as absolute syn. of N. vestigator Herschel; N. rautenbergi Reitter NEW STATUS as absolute syn. of N. vestigator Herschel; N. viturati Pic NEW STATUS as absolute syn. of N. vestigator Herschel; P. lewisi Portevin NEW STATUS as absolute syn. of P. morio Kraatz; P. villosus Portevin NEW STATUS as absolute syn. of P. morio Kraatz.