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Checklist for Family Silphidae Latreille, 1807 (Burying And Carrion Beetles)
and region Canada (North America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
707
11317
47199
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
704
11307
47184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
673
11100
46296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
448
9313
40244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
123
2766
12123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
113
2483
9810
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
12
547
3000
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Staphylinoidea
Latreille, 1802
Carrion Beetles, Fungus Beetles, Rove Beetles
7
474
2616
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySilphidae
Latreille, 1807
Burying And Carrion Beetles, Burying beetles
8
31
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Canada
8 Genera with 31 Species
Aclypea Reitter, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Heterosilpha Portevin, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Necrodes Leach, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Necrophila Kirby & Spence, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Nicrophorus Fabricius, 1783Burying Beetle18SpeciesTaxom
Oiceoptoma Leach, 17712SpeciesTaxom
Silpha Linnaeus, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Thanatophilus Leach, 18374SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Canada
31 Species
Aclypea bituberosa LeConte, 1859Anchor worm
Aclypea opaca Linnaeus, 1758Beet Carrion Beetle
Heterosilpha ramosa Say, 1823Garden Carrion Beetle
Necrodes surinamensis Fabricius, 1775Red-lined Carrion Beetle
Necrophila americana Linnaeus, 1758American Carrion Beetle
Nicrophorus americanus Olivier, 1790American burying beetle
Nicrophorus carolinus Linnaeus, 1771
Nicrophorus defodiens Mannerheim, 1846
Nicrophorus germanicus Linnaeus, 1758
Nicrophorus guttula Motschulsky, 1845Yellow-bellied Burying Beetle
Nicrophorus hebes (Kirby, 1837)⇒ Nicrophorus vespilloides Herbst, 1783
Nicrophorus hybridus Hatch & Angell, 1925
Nicrophorus interruptus (Stephens, 1830)⇒ Nicrophorus fossor Erichson, 1837
Nicrophorus investigator Zetterstedt, 1824Banded Sexton Beetle
Nicrophorus marginatus Fabricius, 1801Margined Burying Beetle
Nicrophorus nigrita Mannerheim, 1843Arizona cottonwood
Nicrophorus obscurus Kirby, 1837
Nicrophorus orbicollis Say, 1825Roundneck Sexton Beetle
Nicrophorus pustulatus Herschel, 1807Pustulated Carrion Beetle
Nicrophorus quadripunctatus Kraatz, 1877
Nicrophorus sayi Laporte, 1840Say'S Burying Beetle
Nicrophorus tomentosus Weber, 1801Gold-necked carrion beetle
Nicrophorus vespilloides Herbst, 1783Boreal Carrion Beetle
Oiceoptoma inaequale Fabricius, 1781Ridged Carrion Beetle
Oiceoptoma noveboracense Forster, 1771Margined Carrion Beetle
Silpha lapponicus Thunberg, 1794
Silpha tristis Illiger, 1798Dwarf sand verbena
Thanatophilus coloradensis Wickham, 1902
Thanatophilus lapponicus Herbst, 1793Northern Carrion Beetle
Thanatophilus sagax Mannerheim, 1853
Thanatophilus trituberculatus Kirby, 1837

Subnodes of Silphidae with occurrences in Canada
SubfamilyNicrophorinae
Kirby, 1837
1
18
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySilphinae
Latreille, 1807
7
13
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