| Derek Sikes database |
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| ID_parent DDS13535 |
| unique specimen id | BMNH123520Nic |
| subfamily | Nicrophorinae |
| genus | Nicrophorus |
| specific epithet | schawalleri |
| author year | Sikes and Madge, 2006: 355 |
| determiner year | D. S. Sikes 2005 |
| specimen notes | Purchased MVL Barclay BMNH{E} 2005-104 Loaned to Tonya Mousseau (June 2006) - PhD student of D. Sikes c/o A. Russell, Univ. Calgary, Dept. Biological Sciences. loan No. 0100L |
| type status | paratype |
| stage sex | male |
| country | CHINA |
| locality1 | Shaanxi Prov. |
| locality2 | Tschingling Mts.Taibeichan Nat. Res. [Qinling Mountains - Taibaishan Nature Reserve] |
| date1 | 8/5/2005 |
| date2 | 8/15/2005 |
| elevation1 _m_ | 2000 |
| locality notes | [not even a close match in geonet for tschingling, and Google finds only a website from a russian insect dealer - probably the one that Barclay bought these specimens from! Not a good sign - I suspect the exact localities are bogus?] [Taibeichan Nat. Park - is the highest point of Tschingling Mts. in Shanxi (Saanxi) district, situated in 60-80 km to south-west of Xian city. Latitude / longitude 33*53'N 107*49'E.] |
| latitude | 33.883333329999999251 |
| lat N_S | N |
| longitude | 107.81666669999999897 |
| MAP | decimal latitude_longitude ••• 33.883333329999999251_107.81666669999999897 |
| E_W | E |
| lat_long interpreted | Yes |
| depository | London [BMNH] |
| Discover Life | Nicrophorus schawalleri | |
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