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Checklist for Family Silphidae Latreille, 1807 (Burying And Carrion Beetles)
and region China (East Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
999
16363
78101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
996
16356
78088
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
922
16029
77370
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
543
11801
60222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
160
4514
27995
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
131
3823
22196
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
12
838
7977
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Staphylinoidea
Latreille, 1802
Carrion Beetles, Fungus Beetles, Rove Beetles
7
726
7278
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySilphidae
Latreille, 1807
Burying And Carrion Beetles, Burying beetles
16
90
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for China
16 Genera with 90 Species
Aclypea Reitter, 18705SpeciesTaxom
Calosilpha Portevin, 1920
0SpeciesTaxom
Dendroxena Motschulsky, 03SpeciesTaxom
Diamesus Hope, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Grammocolous Lin, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Gripecolous Lin, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Mercata Lin, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Necrodes Leach, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Necrophila Kirby & Spence, 189412SpeciesTaxom
Nicrophorus Fabricius, 1783Burying Beetle35SpeciesTaxom
Oiceoptoma Leach, 17585SpeciesTaxom
Phosphuga Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Proscapheus1SpeciesTaxom
Ptomascopus Kraatz, 19993SpeciesTaxom
Silpha Linnaeus, 178113SpeciesTaxom
Thanatophilus Leach, 182510SpeciesTaxom


Species list for China
90 Species and 5 Subspecies
Aclypea calva Reitter, 1890
Aclypea daurica Gebler, 1832
Aclypea opaca Linnaeus, 1758Beet Carrion Beetle
Aclypea sericea Zoubkoff, 1833
Aclypea turkestanica Ballion, 1870
Dendroxena quadrimaculata Scopoli, 1771Carrion beetle
Dendroxena sexcarinata Motschulsky, 1861
Dendroxena sexcarinata sexcarinata
Diamesus osculans Vigors, 1825
Grammocolous arcuatus Q. B. Lin, 1986
Gripecolous enallus Q. B. Lin, 1986
Mercata festira Q. B. Lin, 1986
Necrodes littoralis Linnaeus, 1758Shore Sexton Beetle
Necrodes nigricornis Harold, 1875
Necrophila (Deutosilpha) luciae Růži..., 2011
Necrophila americana Linnaeus, 1758American Carrion Beetle
Necrophila andrewesi Portevin, 1923
Necrophila brunnicollis Kraatz, 1877
Necrophila cyaneocincta Fairmaire, 1878
Necrophila cyaniventris Motschulsky, 1870
Necrophila ioptera Kollar & Red..., 1844
Necrophila jakowlewi Semenov, 1891
Necrophila jakowlewi jakowlewi Semenov, 1891
Necrophila japonica Motschulsky, 1862
Necrophila subcaudata Fairmaire, 1888
Necrophila thibetana Fairmaire, 1894
Nicrophorus antennatus Reitter, 1885
Nicrophorus argutor Jakovlev, 1890
Nicrophorus basalis Faldermann, 1835
Nicrophorus concolor Kraatz, 1877
Nicrophorus confusus Portevin, 1924
Nicrophorus dauricus Motschulsky, 1860
Nicrophorus defodiens Mannerheim, 1846
Nicrophorus humator Gleditsch, 1767Black Sexton Beetle
Nicrophorus interruptus (Stephens, 1830)⇒ Nicrophorus fossor Erichson, 1837
Nicrophorus investigator Zetterstedt, 1824Banded Sexton Beetle
Nicrophorus japonicus Harold, 1877Birthworts
Nicrophorus lunatus (Fischer von ..., 1842)⇒ Nicrophorus sayi Laporte, 1840
Nicrophorus maculifrons Kraatz, 1877
Nicrophorus mongolicus Shchegoleva-..., 1933
Nicrophorus morio Gebler, 1817
Nicrophorus nepalensis Hope, 1831
Nicrophorus nigricornis Faldermann, 1835
Nicrophorus oberthuri Portevin, 1924
Nicrophorus przewalskii Semenov-Tian..., 1894
Nicrophorus quadraticollis Portevin, 1903
Nicrophorus quadripunctatus Kraatz, 1877
Nicrophorus reichardti Kieseritzky, 1930
Nicrophorus satanas Reitter, 1893
Nicrophorus sayi Laporte, 1840Say'S Burying Beetle
Nicrophorus schawalleri Sikes & Madge, 2006
Nicrophorus semenowi Reitter, 1887Net-winged beetles
Nicrophorus sepultor Charpentier, 1825
Nicrophorus sinensis Ji & Yun, 2013
Nicrophorus smefarka Růžička, Háv..., 1999
Nicrophorus tenuipes Lewis, 1887
Nicrophorus tomentosus Weber, 1801Gold-necked carrion beetle
Nicrophorus ussuriensis Portevin, 1923
Nicrophorus validus Portevin, 1920
Nicrophorus vespillo Linnaeus, 1758Common Burying Beetle
Nicrophorus vespilloides Herbst, 1783Boreal Carrion Beetle
Oiceoptoma hypocrita Portevin, 1903
Oiceoptoma picescens Fairmaire, 1894
Oiceoptoma subrufum Lewis, 1888
Oiceoptoma tangi Sommer, RůÅ..., 2021
Oiceoptoma thoracicum Linnaeus, 1758Red-breasted Carrion Beetle
Phosphuga atrata atrata Linnaeus, 1758
Proscapheus zhangla Háva, J.Schn..., 1999
Ptomascopus morio Kraatz, 1877
Ptomascopus plagiatus Ménétriés, 1854
Ptomascopus zhangla Háva, Schnei..., 1999
Silpha atrata (Linnæus, 1758)⇒ Phosphuga atrata atrata Linnaeus, 1758
Silpha atrata atrata Linnaeus, 1758
Silpha businskyorum Háva, Schnei..., 1999
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 obscura obscura Linnaeus, 1758
Silpha perforata Gebler, 1832
Silpha qinlinga Schawaller, 1996
Silpha schawalleri Háva, Schnei..., 1999
Silpha tristis Illiger, 1798Dwarf sand verbena
Silpha tyrolensis Laicharting, 1781
Thanatophilus dentiger Semenov & A.P., 1891
Thanatophilus dispar Herbst, 1793
Thanatophilus latericarinatus Motschulsky, 1860
Thanatophilus minutus Kraatz, 1876
Thanatophilus pilosus Jakovlev, 1889
Thanatophilus porrectus A. Semenov, 1891
Thanatophilus roborowskyi Jakovlev, 1887
Thanatophilus rugosus Linnaeus, 1758
Thanatophilus sinuatus Linnaeus, 1758
Thanatophilus terminatus Hummel, 1825

Subnodes of Silphidae with occurrences in China
SubfamilyNicrophorinae
Kirby, 1837
2
38
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySilphinae
Latreille, 1807
10
48
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