Checklist of Family Silphidae Latreille, 1807 (Burying And Carrion Beetles)
for America (Continents)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 1308
49520
421464 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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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
| Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
| 14
2206
25918 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Staphylinoidea
Latreille, 1802
Carrion Beetles, Fungus Beetles, Rove Beetles | 8
1839
21774 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Silphidae
Latreille, 1807
Burying And Carrion Beetles, Burying beetles | 15
110 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for America
15 Genera with 110 Species | Aclypea Reitter, 1758 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dendroxena Motschulsky, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heterosilpha Portevin, 1823 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Heterotemna Wollaston, 1836 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Necrodes Leach, 1775 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Necrophila Kirby & Spence, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Necrophorus Fabricius, 1853 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Nicrophorus Fabricius, 1783 | Burying Beetle | 62 | Species | Taxom | | Oiceoptoma Leach, 1903 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Oxelytrum Gistl, 2012 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Phosphuga Leach, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ptomaphila Kirby & Spence, 1802 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ptomascopus Kraatz, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Silpha Linnaeus, 1798 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Thanatophilus Leach, 1823 | | 9 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for America
110 Species | Aclypea bituberosa LeConte, 1859 | Anchor worm | | Aclypea opaca Linnaeus, 1758 | Beet Carrion Beetle | | Dendroxena quadrimaculata Scopoli, 1771 | Carrion beetle | | Heterosilpha aenescens Casey, 1886 | | | Heterosilpha ramosa Say, 1823 | Garden Carrion Beetle | | Heterotemna tenuicornis Brullé, 1836 | | | Necrodes primaevus ♰ W. Beutenmül..., 1908 | | | Necrodes surinamensis Fabricius, 1775 | Red-lined Carrion Beetle | | Necrophila americana Linnaeus, 1758 | American Carrion Beetle | | Necrophorus confossor (LeConte, 1854) | ⇒ Nicrophorus investigator Zetterstedt, 1824 | | Necrophorus germanicus (L., 1758) | ⇒ Nicrophorus germanicus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Necrophorus grandior (Angell, 1912) | ⇒ Nicrophorus germanicus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Necrophorus melsheimeri (Kirby, 1837) | ⇒ Nicrophorus investigator Zetterstedt, 1824 | | Necrophorus pollinctor (Mannerheim, 1853) | ⇒ Nicrophorus investigator Zetterstedt, 1824 | | Nicrophorus americanus Olivier, 1790 | American burying beetle | | Nicrophorus argutor Jakovlev, 1890 | | | Nicrophorus basalis Faldermann, 1835 | | | Nicrophorus carolinus Linnaeus, 1771 | | | Nicrophorus chilensis Philippi, 1871 | | | Nicrophorus chryseus Mazokhin-Por..., 1953 | | | Nicrophorus concolor Kraatz, 1877 | | | Nicrophorus confusus Portevin, 1924 | | | Nicrophorus dauricus Motschulsky, 1860 | | | Nicrophorus defodiens Mannerheim, 1846 | | | Nicrophorus didymus Brullé, 1836 | | | Nicrophorus distinctus Grouvelle, 1885 | | | Nicrophorus encaustus Fairmaire, 1896 | Nicrophorus encautus | | Nicrophorus funerarius Weigel, 1808 | | | Nicrophorus germanicus Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Nicrophorus grandior Angell, 1912 | | | Nicrophorus guttula Motschulsky, 1845 | Yellow-bellied Burying Beetle | | Nicrophorus hebes (Kirby, 1837) | ⇒ Nicrophorus vespilloides Herbst, 1783 | | Nicrophorus hispaniola Sikes & Peck, 2000 | | | Nicrophorus hybridus Hatch & Angell, 1925 | | | Nicrophorus insularis Grouvelle, 1893 | | | Nicrophorus interruptus (Stephens, 1830) | ⇒ Nicrophorus fossor Erichson, 1837 | | Nicrophorus investigator ♰ Zetterstedt, 1824 | Banded Sexton Beetle | | Nicrophorus japonicus Harold, 1877 | Birthworts | | Nicrophorus kieticus Mroczkowski, 1959 | | | Nicrophorus lunatus (Fischer von ..., 1842) | ⇒ Nicrophorus sayi Laporte, 1840 | | Nicrophorus maculifrons Kraatz, 1877 | | | Nicrophorus marginatus Fabricius, 1801 | Margined Burying Beetle | | Nicrophorus mexicanus Matthews, 1888 | | | Nicrophorus mongolicus Shchegoleva-..., 1933 | | | Nicrophorus montivagus Lewis, 1887 | | | Nicrophorus morio Gebler, 1817 | | | Nicrophorus mysticallis Angell, 1912 | | | Nicrophorus nepalensis Hope, 1831 | | | Nicrophorus nigricornis Faldermann, 1835 | | | Nicrophorus nigrita Mannerheim, 1843 | Arizona cottonwood | | Nicrophorus oberthuri Portevin, 1924 | | | Nicrophorus obscurus Kirby, 1837 | | | Nicrophorus olidus Matthews, 1888 | | | Nicrophorus orbicollis Say, 1825 | Roundneck Sexton Beetle | | Nicrophorus pliozaenicus Gersdorf, 1969 | | | Nicrophorus podagricus Portevin, 1920 | | | Nicrophorus przewalskii Semenov-Tian..., 1894 | | | Nicrophorus pustulatus Herschel, 1807 | Pustulated Carrion Beetle | | Nicrophorus quadraticollis Portevin, 1903 | | | Nicrophorus quadrimaculatus Matthews, 1888 | | | Nicrophorus quadripunctatus Kraatz, 1877 | | | Nicrophorus reichardti Kieseritzky, 1930 | | | Nicrophorus sausai Růžička, Háv..., 2000 | | | Nicrophorus sayi Laporte, 1840 | Say'S Burying Beetle | | Nicrophorus scrutator Blanchard, 1842 | | | Nicrophorus semenowi Reitter, 1887 | Net-winged beetles | | Nicrophorus sepulchralis Heer, 1841 | | | Nicrophorus sepultor Charpentier, 1825 | | | Nicrophorus smefarka Růžička, Háv..., 1999 | | | Nicrophorus tenuipes Lewis, 1887 | | | Nicrophorus tomentosus Weber, 1801 | Gold-necked carrion beetle | | Nicrophorus ussuriensis Portevin, 1923 | | | Nicrophorus validus Portevin, 1920 | | | Nicrophorus vespillo Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Burying Beetle | | Nicrophorus vespilloides Herbst, 1783 | Boreal Carrion Beetle | | Oiceoptoma inaequale Fabricius, 1781 | Ridged Carrion Beetle | | Oiceoptoma noveboracense Forster, 1771 | Margined Carrion Beetle | | Oiceoptoma rugulosum Portevin, 1903 | | | Oxelytrum anticola Guérin-Ménev..., 1855 | | | Oxelytrum apicale Brullé, 1836 | | | Oxelytrum biguttatum Philippi, 1850 | | | Oxelytrum cayennense Stürm, 1826 | | | Oxelytrum discicolle Brullé, 1836 | | | Oxelytrum emarginatum Portevin, 1920 | | | Oxelytrum erythrurum Blanchard, 1840 | | | Oxelytrum lineatocolle Laporte, 1840 | | | Oxelytrum nairoi Amat-García ..., 2014 | | | Oxelytrum selknan Oliva, 2012 | | | Phosphuga atrata Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Carrion Beetle | | Ptomaphila lacrymosa Schreibers, 1802 | Carrion Beetle | | Ptomascopus morio Kraatz, 1877 | | | Silpha americana (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Necrophila americana Linnaeus, 1758 | | Silpha atrata (Linnæus, 1758) | ⇒ Phosphuga atrata atrata Linnaeus, 1758 | | Silpha beutenmuelleri ♰ H. F. Wickham, 1914 | | | Silpha carinata Herbst, 1783 | Silphid beetle | | Silpha colorata ♰ (S. H. Scudder, 1900) | ⇒ Emmesa colorata Scudder, 1900 | | Silpha evanescens (Matthews, 1872) | ⇒ Ptenidium pusillum Gyllenhal, 1808 | | Silpha lapponicus Thunberg, 1794 | | | Silpha puncticollis Lucas, 1846 | | | Silpha ramosa Say, 1823 | | | Silpha tomentosa (Herbst, 1793) | ⇒ Aclypea opaca Linnaeus, 1758 | | Silpha tristis Illiger, 1798 | Dwarf sand verbena | | Thanatophilus baicalicus (Motschulsky, 1860) | ⇒ Thanatophilus trituberculatus Kirby, 1837 | | Thanatophilus coloradensis Wickham, 1902 | | | Thanatophilus dispar Herbst, 1793 | | | Thanatophilus graniger Chevrolat, 1833 | | | Thanatophilus lapponicus Herbst, 1793 | Northern Carrion Beetle | | Thanatophilus sagax Mannerheim, 1853 | | | Thanatophilus trituberculatus Kirby, 1837 | | | Thanatophilus truncatus Say, 1823 | |
Subnodes of Silphidae with occurrences in America
 | | Silphidae (Latreille 1807) |
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