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ZOOTAXA65Labitte, A. (1916) Longévité de quelques insectes in captivité. Bulletin du Muséum d'HistoireNaturelle, 22, 105-113. (biology in French)Lacordaire, M.Th. (1854) Histoire Naturelle des Insects. Genera des Coléoptères ou exposéméthodique et critique de tous les genres proposés jusquíici dans cet ordre díinsects. Vol. 2.Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret, Paris 548pp. 12 (biology, catalog in French) [!S]Lafer, G.Sh. (1989) Fam. Silphidae. In: P. A. Ler (ed.): Keys to the Insects of the Far Eastern USSRin Six Volumes.Vol. 3, Coleoptera or Beetles, Part 1. Nauka, Leningrad. , pp. 329-344.. (key,descriptions, description of variation in Russian) [Original description of N. praedator insularis(= N. investigator).] [!M, N, S]Lago, P.K. & Miller, P.R. (1983) Records of Mississippi Silphidae (Coleoptera) with a key to thespecies known to occur in the state. Journal of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences, 28, 83-87.(checklist) [Four species of Nicrophorus, but N. carolinus hasnít been collected since 1954 &N. americanus not since 1950.] [!S]Laicharting, J.N.E. v. (1781) Verzeichniss und Beschreibung der Tyroler-Insecten. I. Theil, KäferartigeInsecten. Zürich. xii + (1) + 176 pp. (catalog)Lamson, S.R. (1989) Endangered and threatened wildlife and plants: determination of endangeredstatus for the American Burying Beetle. Federal Register, 54, 29652-29655. (biology, conservation)[!N]Lane, C. & Rothschild, M. (1965) A case of Müllerian mimicry of sound. Proceedings of the RoyalEntomological Society of London (A), 40, 156-158. (biology, behavior) [!N, S]Laplante, S., Bousquet, Y., Bélanger, P. & Chantal, C. (1991) Liste des espèces de Coléoptères duQuébec. Fabreries, Supplément, 6, 1-136. (checklist in French) [!N]Laporte, F.L. (1832) Mémoire sur cinquante espèces nouvelles ou peu connues d'insectes. Annalesde la Société Entomologique de France, 1, 386-415. (descriptions in French) [Originaldescription of N. corsicus (=N. interruptus).] [!N, S]Laporte, F.L. (1840) Histoire Naturelle des Insectes Coléoptères, vol. 2. In: Histoire Naturelle desAnimaux Articulés, Annelides, Crustacés, Arachnides, Myriapodes et Insectes, vol. 3. P. Duménil,Paris. 564 pp., 38 pls. (descriptions in French) [Original description of N. sayi; N. 4-signatus(=N. orbicollis).] [!N, S]Latreille, P.A. (1804) Histoire Naturelle, Générale et Particulière des Crustacés et des Insectes.Familles Naturelles des Genres. Vol. 9. F. Dufart, Paris. 416 pp., pls. 74-80. (in French) [!N]Latreille, P.A. (1807) Genera Crustaceorum et Insectorum, secundem Ordinem Naturalem inFamilias Disposita, Iconibus Exemplisque Plurimus Explicata.Vol. 2. Amand Koenig, Paris.280 pp. (catalog) [!N]Leach, W.E. (1815) Entomology. In: Brewster (ed.). Edinburgh Encyclopedia. Vol. 9 (1).Edinburgh.pp. 57-172. (descriptions) [Subsequent misspellings of Nicrophorus :Necrophagus; N. mediatusFabricius (--itself a junior synonym of carolinus):N. medianus;] [!N]LeBaron, W. (1871) Prairie Farmer, Aug. 26 [not found]Leclercq, J. (1954) Phytophagy among Necrophorus vespillo (L.) (Col. Silphidae). Entomologist'sMonthly Magazine, 90, 240. (biology, ecology, behavior)LeConte, J.L. (1853) Synopsis of the Silphales of America, north of Mexico. Proceedings of theAcademy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 6, 274-287. (descriptions) [Missidentification ofN. obscurus: N. melsheimeri; Original description of N. lunatus LeConte nec Fischer (=N.sayi).] [!N, S]LeConte, J.L. (1854) Descriptions of some new Coleoptera from Oregon, collected by Dr. J.G.Cooper of the North Pacific R.R. expedition, under Gov. J.J. Stevens. Proceedings of the Academyof Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 7, 16-20. (descriptions) [Original description of N.pollinctor (= N. defodiens); N. confossor (=N. investigator).] [!S]LeConte, J.L. (1859a) Catalogue of the Coleoptera of Ft. Tejon, California. Proceedings of theAcademy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 11, 69-90. (checklist)262 © 2002 Magnolia PressSIKES ET AL.