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Checklist of Family Silphidae Latreille, 1807 (Burying And Carrion Beetles)
for Denver (Colorado, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
125
542
741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
125
542
741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
120
530
721
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
89
446
615
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
28
158
239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
26
127
166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
5
34
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Staphylinoidea
Latreille, 1802
Carrion Beetles, Fungus Beetles, Rove Beetles
3
24
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySilphidae
Latreille, 1807
Burying And Carrion Beetles, Burying beetles
4
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Denver
4 Genera with 9 Species
Heterosilpha Portevin, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Nicrophorus Fabricius, 1801Burying Beetle5SpeciesTaxom
Silpha Linnaeus, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Thanatophilus Leach, 17931SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Denver
9 Species
Heterosilpha ramosa Say, 1823Garden Carrion Beetle
Nicrophorus carolinus Linnaeus, 1771
Nicrophorus guttula Motschulsky, 1845Yellow-bellied Burying Beetle
Nicrophorus investigator Zetterstedt, 1824Banded Sexton Beetle
Nicrophorus marginatus Fabricius, 1801Margined Burying Beetle
Nicrophorus tomentosus Weber, 1801Gold-necked carrion beetle
Silpha atrata (Linnæus, 1758)⇒ Phosphuga atrata atrata Linnaeus, 1758
Silpha tristis Illiger, 1798Dwarf sand verbena
Thanatophilus lapponicus Herbst, 1793Northern Carrion Beetle

Subnodes of Silphidae with occurrences in Denver
SubfamilyNicrophorinae
Kirby, 1837
1
5
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySilphinae
Latreille, 1807
3
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Silphidae (Latreille 1807)
Silphidae (Latreille 1807)


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