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Checklist for Family Silphidae Latreille, 1807 (Burying And Carrion Beetles)
and region Austria (West Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
549
7105
26566
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
546
7098
26546
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
524
7033
26357
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
361
5870
23261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
108
2158
9757
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
98
1952
8561
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
11
468
2741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Staphylinoidea
Latreille, 1802
Carrion Beetles, Fungus Beetles, Rove Beetles
7
405
2482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySilphidae
Latreille, 1807
Burying And Carrion Beetles, Burying beetles
12
47
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Austria
12 Genera with 47 Species
Ablattaria Reitter, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Aclypea Reitter, 17763SpeciesTaxom
Blitophaga Reitter, 17762SpeciesTaxom
Dendroxena Motschulsky, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Necrodes Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Necrophorus Fabricius, 18078SpeciesTaxom
Nicrophorus Fabricius, 1807Burying Beetle12SpeciesTaxom
Oiceoptoma Leach, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Phosphuga Leach, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Silpha Linnaeus, 178110SpeciesTaxom
Thanatophilus Leach, 18255SpeciesTaxom
Xylodrepa Thomson, 17721SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Austria
47 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ablattaria laevigata Fabricius, 1775
Aclypea opaca Linnaeus, 1758Beet Carrion Beetle
Aclypea souverbii Fairmaire, 1848
Aclypea undata Müller, 1776
Blitophaga opaca L., 1758Beet carrion beetle
Blitophaga undata Müll., 1776
Dendroxena quadrimaculata Scopoli, 1771Carrion beetle
Necrodes littoralis Linnaeus, 1758Shore Sexton Beetle
Necrophorus fossor Er., 1837
Necrophorus germanicus (L., 1758)⇒ Nicrophorus germanicus Linnaeus, 1758
Necrophorus humator (Gled., 1767)⇒ Nicrophorus humator Gleditsch, 1767
Necrophorus investigator (Zett., 1824)⇒ Nicrophorus investigator Zetterstedt, 1824
Necrophorus sepultor (Charp., 1825)⇒ Nicrophorus sepultor Charpentier, 1825
Necrophorus vespillo (L., 1758)⇒ Nicrophorus vespillo Linnaeus, 1758
Necrophorus vespilloides (Hbst., 1783)⇒ Nicrophorus vespilloides Herbst, 1783
Necrophorus vestigator (Herschel, 1807)⇒ Nicrophorus vestigator Herschel, 1807
Nicrophorus antennatus Reitter, 1885
Nicrophorus fossor Erichson, 1837
Nicrophorus germanicus Linnaeus, 1758
Nicrophorus humator Gleditsch, 1767Black Sexton Beetle
Nicrophorus interruptus (Stephens, 1830)⇒ Nicrophorus fossor Erichson, 1837
Nicrophorus investigator Zetterstedt, 1824Banded Sexton Beetle
Nicrophorus nigricornis Faldermann, 1835
Nicrophorus sepulchralis Heer, 1841
Nicrophorus sepultor Charpentier, 1825
Nicrophorus vespillo Linnaeus, 1758Common Burying Beetle
Nicrophorus vespilloides Herbst, 1783Boreal Carrion Beetle
Nicrophorus vestigator Herschel, 1807
Oiceoptoma thoracica Linnaeus, 1758
Oiceoptoma thoracicum Linnaeus, 1758Red-breasted Carrion Beetle
Phosphuga atrata Linnaeus, 1758Black Carrion Beetle
Phosphuga atrata atrata Linnaeus, 1758
Silpha atrata (Linnæus, 1758)⇒ Phosphuga atrata atrata Linnaeus, 1758
Silpha carinata Herbst, 1783Silphid beetle
Silpha grossa (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Peltis grossa Linnaeus, 1758
Silpha laevigata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Ablattaria laevigata laevigata Fabricius, 1775
Silpha obscura Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Silpha quadripunctata (De Geer, 1774)⇒ Dendroxena quadrimaculata Scopoli, 1771
Silpha rugosus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Thanatophilus rugosus Linnaeus, 1758
Silpha thoracicum (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Oiceoptoma thoracicum Linnaeus, 1758
Silpha tristis Illiger, 1798Dwarf sand verbena
Silpha tyrolensis Laicharting, 1781
Thanatophilus dispar Herbst, 1793
Thanatophilus lapponicus Herbst, 1793Northern Carrion Beetle
Thanatophilus rugosus Linnaeus, 1758
Thanatophilus sinuatus Linnaeus, 1758
Thanatophilus terminatus Hummel, 1825
Xylodrepa quadrimaculata Scop., 1772

Subnodes of Silphidae with occurrences in Austria
SubfamilyNicrophorinae
Kirby, 1837
1
12
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySilphinae
Latreille, 1807
10
27
Genera
Species

Taxom



Silphidae (Latreille 1807)
Silphidae (Latreille 1807)


Links, sources and further information
Silphidae at artfakta.se
Silphidae at dyntaxa.se
Silphidae at gbif.org
Silphidae at irmng.org
Silphidae at itis.gov