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				Common Name:  Sexton Beetle 
				 
				
				Kingdom: Animalia 
				Phylum: Arthropoda 
				Subphylum: Hexapoda 
				Class: Insecta 
				Subclass: Pterygota 
				Order: Coleoptera 
				Suborder: Polyphaga 
				Infraorder: Staphyliniformia 
				Superfamily: Staphylinoidea 
				Family: Silphidae 
				Subfamily: Nicrophorinae 
				Tribe:   
				Species:  Nicrophorus pustulatus
  
				
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				Location:  
				Prospect Park 
				Brooklyn,
				NY 
				USA
  
				Date: 4/18/10
  
				Stage: Adult 
				Sex:   
				Notes: a.k.a.Carrion Beetle with mites attached 
				
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			 Identifications represent best guesses on my part and are not intended to be authoritative.
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