ZOOTAXA

ZOOTAXA65Available species group names of the NicrophorinaeEach available species-group name (n=236) of all the nicrophorine genera (Eonecrophorus,Nicrophorus, Palaeosilpha and Ptomascopus) is listed alphabetically. Names firstmade available at the subspecific rank are annotated as such; names that are consideredjunior synonyms herein are listed with their senior synonyms (=). Homonyms (n =30) areunderlined. Names of taxa we consider valid, as in the catalog list, are in bold.EonecrophorustenuicornisKurosawa, 1985; Valid nameNicrophorusaleuticus Gistel, 1848; = Nicrophorus investigator Zetterstedt, 1824algiricus Pasquet, 1916; as var. of interruptus; = Nicrophorus interruptus Stephens, 1830alpha Pierce, 1949; as subsp. of investigator; = Nicrophorus nigrita Mannerheim, 1843altumi Westhoff, 1881; as var. of vespilloides; = Nicrophorus vespilloides Herbst, 1783americanus Olivier, 1790; Valid nameanglicus Stephens, 1830; = Nicrophorus vestigator Herschel, 1807antennatus (Reitter, 1884: 88) Valid nameapicalis Kraatz, 1880; as var. of germanicus; = Nicrophorus germanicus (Linnaeus, 1758)apoArnett, 1950; Valid nameargutor Jakovlev, 1890; Valid namearmeniacus Portevin, 1922; = Nicrophorus germanicus (Linnaeus, 1758)atricornis Meier, 1899; as var. of humator; = Nicrophorus humator (Gleditsch, 1767)aurigaster Portevin, 1925; as var. of velutinus; = Nicrophorus tomentosus Weber, 1801aurora Motschulsky, 1860; = Nicrophorus vespilloides Herbst, 1783baeckmanni Kieseritzky, 1930; = Nicrophorus investigator Zetterstedt, 1824basalis Faldermann, 1835; Valid namebasalis Gistel, 1848; (junior primary homonym, not Faldermann); = N. interruptusStephens, 1830benguetensis Arnett, 1946; = Nicrophorus nepalensis Hope, 1831bicolon Newman, 1838; = Nicrophorus pustulatus Herschel, 1807bifasciatus Hausmann, 1799; = Nicrophorus vespillo (Linnaeus, 1758)bimaculatus Haworth, 1807; = Nicrophorus germanicus (Linnaeus, 1758)bipunctatus Kraatz, 1880; as var. of germanicus; = Nicrophorus germanicus (Linnaeus, 1758)bipunctatus Portevin, 1914 (junior primary homonym, not Kraatz 1880) as var. of vestigator;= Nicrophorus vestigator Herschel, 1807bohemicus Roubal, 1939; as var. of vespillo; = Nicrophorus vespillo (Linnaeus, 1758)bolsmanni Westhoff, 1881; as var. of vespillo; Nicrophorus vespillo (Linnaeus, 1758)borealis Portevin, 1914a; as var. vespilloides; = Nicrophorus vespilloides Herbst, 1783brullei Jacobson, 1910; (nomen novum for N. interruptus Brullé); = N. vestigator Herschel,180714 © 2002 Magnolia PressSIKES ET AL.