''Nicrophorus insularis'' is a

burying beetle Burying beetles or sexton beetles, genus ''Nicrophorus'', are the best-known members of the family Silphidae (carrion beetles). Most of these beetles are black with red markings on the elytra (forewings). Burying beetles are true to their name� ...

described by A.H. Grouvelle in 1893.

References

* Silphidae Beetles of North America Beetles described in 1893 {{Silphidae-stub