''Nicrophorus satanas'' is a burying beetle described by

Edmund Reitter Edmund Reitter (22 October 1845 – 15 March 1920) was an Austrian entomologist, writer and a collector. Biography Edmund Reitter was best known as an expert on the beetles of the Palaearctic. He was an imperial advisor and editor of the ...

in 1893.

General Characteristics

''Nicrophorus satanas'' is a burying beetle commonly found in

Europe Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a Continent#Subcontinents, subcontinent of Eurasia ...

and

Asia Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an area ...

. They can measure between 2.5 and 3.8 cm. They have thick bodies with a black exterior.

References

Silphidae Beetles of Asia Beetles of Europe Beetles described in 1893 Taxa named by Edmund Reitter {{Silphidae-stub