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Checklist for Family Silphidae Latreille, 1807 (Burying And Carrion Beetles)
and region Decatur County (Iowa, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
208
903
1218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
208
903
1218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
193
864
1156
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
140
719
957
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
42
195
243
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
38
161
195
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
4
25
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Staphylinoidea
Latreille, 1802
Carrion Beetles, Fungus Beetles, Rove Beetles
2
11
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySilphidae
Latreille, 1807
Burying And Carrion Beetles, Burying beetles
5
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Decatur County (Iowa)
5 Genera with 6 Species
Heterosilpha Portevin, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Necrophila Kirby & Spence, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Nicrophorus Fabricius, 1801Burying Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Oiceoptoma Leach, 17712SpeciesTaxom
Thanatophilus Leach, 17931SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Decatur County (Iowa)
6 Species
Heterosilpha ramosa Say, 1823Garden Carrion Beetle
Necrophila americana Linnaeus, 1758American Carrion Beetle
Nicrophorus marginatus Fabricius, 1801Margined Burying Beetle
Oiceoptoma inaequale Fabricius, 1781Ridged Carrion Beetle
Oiceoptoma noveboracense Forster, 1771Margined Carrion Beetle
Thanatophilus lapponicus Herbst, 1793Northern Carrion Beetle

Subnodes of Silphidae with occurrences in Decatur County (Iowa)
SubfamilyNicrophorinae
Kirby, 1837
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySilphinae
Latreille, 1807
4
5
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