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Checklist of Tribe Silini Mulsant, 1862
for America (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1308
49520
421464
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1302
49454
421283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1167
48637
416604
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
637
37635
344782
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
173
14319
134674
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
152
13302
119715
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
30
1143
12896
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
12
716
8193
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle
66
963
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySilinae
Mulsant, 1862
13
244
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeSilini
Mulsant, 1862
7
179
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for America
7 Genera with 179 Species
Discodon Gorham, 201533SpeciesTaxom
Ditemnus LeConte, 05SpeciesTaxom
Falsopolemius Pic, 01SpeciesTaxom
Plectonotum Gorham, 198810SpeciesTaxom
Podosilis Wittmer, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Polemius LeConte, 023SpeciesTaxom
Silis Charpentier, 1966112SpeciesTaxom


Species list for America
179 Species and 1 Subspecies
Discodon abdominale Schaeffer, 1909
Discodon abdominalis
Discodon arcuatum Constantin, 2015
Discodon arnetti
Discodon bipunctatum Schaeffer, 1908Barnacles
Discodon brulei Constantin, 2015
Discodon carinellus Kirsch, 1889
Discodon chapini
Discodon cundinamarcanum Wittmer, 1963
Discodon dalensi Constantin, 2015
Discodon dichromum Fauvel, 1861
Discodon flavimarginatus
Discodon flavomarginatum Schaeffer, 1908Barnacles
Discodon francillonnei Constantin, 2015
Discodon huadquinaense
Discodon humeropictum
Discodon itoupense Constantin, 2015
Discodon mantillerii Constantin, 2015
Discodon maroninum Pic, 1930
Discodon melanocerum Constantin, 2015
Discodon montis Constantin, 2015
Discodon nazareti Constantin, 2015
Discodon nigripes Gorham, 1881
Discodon pascali Constantin, 2015
Discodon peruvianum
Discodon planicolle LeConte, 1858Berg-salmon gill worm
Discodon planicollis LeConte, 1858
Discodon platycorne Constantin, 2015
Discodon rufohumerale Pic, 1910
Discodon surinamense Pic, 1906
Discodon touroulti Constantin, 2015
Discodon yvineci Constantin, 2015
Ditemnus bidentatus Say, 1825
Ditemnus knulli
Ditemnus latilobus Blatchley, 1910
Ditemnus vandykei
Falsopolemius albolineatus
Plectonotum coroicosum Wittmer, 1988
Plectonotum ecuadoranum Wittmer, 1988
Plectonotum excisum Schaeffer, 1908Barnacles
Plectonotum howdeni Wittmer, 1988
Plectonotum inca Wittmer, 1988
Plectonotum martinezi Wittmer, 1988
Plectonotum obrieni Wittmer, 1988
Plectonotum ruficolle Wittmer, 1988
Plectonotum venezolanum Wittmer, 1988
Podosilis aureopilosa Wittmer, 1997
Polemius arizonensis Schaeffer, 1908Barnacles
Polemius binotatus Fall, 1907
Polemius canadensis Brown, 1940
Polemius costatulus Constantin, 2017
Polemius crassicornis H. F. Wickham, 1914
Polemius hispaniolae
Polemius humeralis Pic, 1909
Polemius languidus Horn, 1894
Polemius laticornis Say, 1825
Polemius limbatus LeConte, 1851
Polemius marginicollis LeConte, 1884
Polemius niger Schaeffer, 1908Barnacles
Polemius nodithorax Wittmer, 1963
Polemius princeps LeConte, 1885
Polemius regularis Fall, 1907
Polemius repandus LeConte, 1866
Polemius robini Constantin, 2017
Polemius similis Constantin, 2017
Polemius strenuus LeConte, 1885
Polemius suturalis Blatchley, 1928
Polemius telephoroides Schaeffer, 1909
Polemius unisulcatus
Silis (Ditemnus) abdominalis Schaeffer, 1908Barnacles
Silis (Ditemnus) bidentata Say, 1825
Silis (Ditemnus) fossiger LeConte, 1881
Silis (Ditemnus) freemani Brown, 1940
Silis (Ditemnus) howdeni Green, 1966
Silis (Ditemnus) knulli (Green, 1966)⇒ Ditemnus knulli
Silis (Ditemnus) latilobus Blatchley, 1910
Silis (Ditemnus) nigerrima Schaeffer, 1908Barnacles
Silis (Ditemnus) obtusa LeConte, 1874
Silis (Ditemnus) perforata LeConte, 1881
Silis (Ditemnus) tricornis Van Dyke, 1918
Silis (Ditemnus) vandykei (Green, 1966)⇒ Ditemnus vandykei
Silis (Hapalocrosilis) flexilobata Wittmer, 1991
Silis (Hapalocrosilis) parallelilobata Wittmer, 1991
Silis (Hapalocrosilis) rufithorax Wittmer, 1991
Silis (Silis) abrupta Green, 1966
Silis (Silis) abstrusa Green, 1966
Silis (Silis) acrensis Wittmer, 1963
Silis (Silis) acuta Green, 1966
Silis (Silis) acutispina Wittmer, 1991
Silis (Silis) alexanderi Fender, 1972
Silis (Silis) angelica Green, 1966
Silis (Silis) angulata Green, 1966
Silis (Silis) argenteosetosa Wittmer, 1991
Silis (Silis) arida Green, 1966
Silis (Silis) arizonica Van Dyke, 1918
Silis (Silis) atra LeConte, 1884
Silis (Silis) barri Green, 1966
Silis (Silis) californica Fender, 1948
Silis (Silis) carbo (Van Dyke, 1918)⇒ Silis difficilis difficilis
Silis (Silis) carmelita Green, 1966
Silis (Silis) cava LeConte, 1874
Silis (Silis) constricta Green, 1966
Silis (Silis) crucialis Green, 1966
Silis (Silis) debililimbata Wittmer, 1991
Silis (Silis) dentigera Green, 1966
Silis (Silis) deserticola Van Dyke, 1918
Silis (Silis) difficilis LeConte, 1850
Silis difficilis difficilis
Silis (Silis) disjuncta Green, 1966
Silis (Silis) divaricata Green, 1966
Silis (Silis) egregia Green, 1966
Silis (Silis) emarginata Green, 1966
Silis (Silis) eximia Green, 1966
Silis (Silis) fabulosa Green, 1966
Silis (Silis) fenderi Green, 1966
Silis (Silis) fenestrata Van Dyke, 1918
Silis (Silis) filicornis Van Dyke, 1918
Silis (Silis) filigera LeConte, 1874
Silis (Silis) flavida LeConte, 1874
Silis (Silis) flavofemorata Wittmer, 1991
Silis (Silis) flavolobata Wittmer, 1991
Silis (Silis) gracilispina Wittmer, 1991
Silis (Silis) greeni Fender, 1971
Silis (Silis) incongrua Green, 1966
Silis (Silis) insolita Green, 1966
Silis (Silis) insperata Green, 1966
Silis (Silis) introversa Green, 1966
Silis (Silis) lasseni Green, 1966
Silis (Silis) latistylus Green, 1966
Silis (Silis) lecontei Green, 1966
Silis (Silis) lobata Green, 1966
Silis (Silis) lutea LeConte, 1853
Silis (Silis) macclayi Green, 1966
Silis (Silis) maritima Van Dyke, 1918
Silis (Silis) montanica Green, 1966
Silis (Silis) nevadica Green, 1966
Silis (Silis) nigrina Wittmer, 1991
Silis (Silis) oregonensis Green, 1966
Silis (Silis) pallida Mannerheim, 1843Arizona cottonwood
Silis (Silis) parallela Green, 1966
Silis (Silis) percomis Say, 1835
Silis (Silis) perfoliata Green, 1966
Silis (Silis) protracta Green, 1966
Silis (Silis) proxima Green, 1966
Silis (Silis) recta Green, 1966
Silis (Silis) reversa Green, 1966
Silis (Silis) rionegroensis Wittmer, 1966
Silis (Silis) rugosa Van Dyke, 1918
Silis (Silis) simulata Green, 1966
Silis (Silis) singularis Green, 1966
Silis (Silis) solitaria Green, 1966
Silis (Silis) spathulata LeConte, 1881
Silis (Silis) spinigera LeConte, 1874
Silis (Silis) spinigerula Fender, 1972
Silis (Silis) striatella Green, 1966
Silis (Silis) subtruncata Green, 1966
Silis (Silis) superba Wittmer, 1998
Silis (Silis) tardella Green, 1966
Silis (Silis) tenuata Green, 1966
Silis (Silis) thermalis Green, 1966
Silis (Silis) triangulifera Wittmer, 1991
Silis (Silis) tricolorata Wittmer, 1991
Silis (Silis) triplicata Green, 1966
Silis (Silis) ursina Green, 1966
Silis (Silis) vulnerata LeConte, 1874
Silis arnetti
Silis barticana Pic, 1908
Silis bidentatus Say, 1825
Silis brulei Constantin, 2017
Silis chiapasensis W. Wittmer, 1963
Silis dalensi Constantin, 2017
Silis dilaticollis (Pic, 1924)⇒ Callosonotatum dilaticollis Pic, 1924
Silis latestyla Green, 1966
Silis longispina Pic, 1909
Silis mitarakaensis Constantin, 2017
Silis obtusus LeConte, 1874
Silis rogueti Constantin, 2012
Silis roseicollis Constantin, 2017
Silis spinifera Constantin, 2017
Silis termalis Green, 1966


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