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Checklist for Family Silphidae Latreille, 1807 (Burying And Carrion Beetles)
and region Colombia (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
598
10458
32334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
595
10451
32326
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
562
10215
31633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
339
7809
25442
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
93
2967
9134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
86
2684
8088
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
9
387
1319
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Staphylinoidea
Latreille, 1802
Carrion Beetles, Fungus Beetles, Rove Beetles
6
321
1077
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySilphidae
Latreille, 1807
Burying And Carrion Beetles, Burying beetles
4
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Colombia
4 Genera with 9 Species
Necrodes Leach, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Nicrophorus Fabricius, 1807Burying Beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Oiceoptoma Leach, 17712SpeciesTaxom
Oxelytrum Gistl, 20143SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Colombia
9 Species
Necrodes surinamensis Fabricius, 1775Red-lined Carrion Beetle
Nicrophorus didymus Brullé, 1836
Nicrophorus nigrita Mannerheim, 1843Arizona cottonwood
Nicrophorus pustulatus Herschel, 1807Pustulated Carrion Beetle
Oiceoptoma inaequale Fabricius, 1781Ridged Carrion Beetle
Oiceoptoma noveboracense Forster, 1771Margined Carrion Beetle
Oxelytrum cayennense Stürm, 1826
Oxelytrum discicolle Brullé, 1836
Oxelytrum nairoi Amat-García ..., 2014

Subnodes of Silphidae with occurrences in Colombia
SubfamilyNicrophorinae
Kirby, 1837
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySilphinae
Latreille, 1807
3
6
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