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Checklist of Family Silphidae Latreille, 1807 (Burying And Carrion Beetles)
for Chicago (Northern Illinois, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
222
1104
1585
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
222
1104
1585
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
210
1070
1528
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
162
951
1382
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
35
241
350
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
31
192
263
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
4
46
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Staphylinoidea
Latreille, 1802
Carrion Beetles, Fungus Beetles, Rove Beetles
2
13
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySilphidae
Latreille, 1807
Burying And Carrion Beetles, Burying beetles
5
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Chicago
5 Genera with 7 Species
Necrodes Leach, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Necrophila Kirby & Spence, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Nicrophorus Fabricius, 1801Burying Beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Oiceoptoma Leach, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Thanatophilus Leach, 17931SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Chicago
7 Species
Necrodes surinamensis Fabricius, 1775Red-lined Carrion Beetle
Necrophila americana Linnaeus, 1758American Carrion Beetle
Nicrophorus marginatus Fabricius, 1801Margined Burying Beetle
Nicrophorus orbicollis Say, 1825Roundneck Sexton Beetle
Nicrophorus tomentosus Weber, 1801Gold-necked carrion beetle
Oiceoptoma inaequale Fabricius, 1781Ridged Carrion Beetle
Thanatophilus lapponicus Herbst, 1793Northern Carrion Beetle

Subnodes of Silphidae with occurrences in Chicago
SubfamilyNicrophorinae
Kirby, 1837
1
3
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySilphinae
Latreille, 1807
4
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Silphidae (Latreille 1807)
Silphidae (Latreille 1807)


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