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Checklist for Family Silphidae Latreille, 1807 (Burying And Carrion Beetles)
and region Eurasia (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1859
65777
561707
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1850
65672
561174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1595
64213
555201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
829
47685
461834
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
209
18218
187489
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
167
16090
158751
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
14
3061
46764
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Staphylinoidea
Latreille, 1802
Carrion Beetles, Fungus Beetles, Rove Beetles
7
2668
42081
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySilphidae
Latreille, 1807
Burying And Carrion Beetles, Burying beetles
32
241
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Eurasia
32 Genera with 241 Species
#ABCDEGHMNOPSTX
Ablattaria Reitter, 19056SpeciesTaxom
Aclypea Reitter, 189417SpeciesTaxom
Allopliosilpha Gersdorf, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Blitophaga Reitter, 04SpeciesTaxom
Calosilpha Portevin, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Dendroxena Motschulsky, 05SpeciesTaxom
Diamesus Hope, 18252SpeciesTaxom
Eonecrophorus Kurosawa, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Eosilphites Haupt, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Eusilpha Semenov, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Grammocolous Lin, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Gripecolous Lin, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Heterosilpha Portevin, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Heterotemna Wollaston, 18363SpeciesTaxom
Mercata Lin, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Necrodes Leach, 19275SpeciesTaxom
Necrophila Kirby & Spence, 186118SpeciesTaxom
Necrophorus Fabricius, 180711SpeciesTaxom
Nicrophorus Fabricius, 1807Burying Beetle65SpeciesTaxom
Oeceoptoma Agassiz, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Oiceoptoma Leach, 175811SpeciesTaxom
Oxelytrum Gistl, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Palaeosilpha Flach, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Phosphuga Leach, 18173SpeciesTaxom
Pliosilpha Gersdorf, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Proscapheus1SpeciesTaxom
Ptomaphila Kirby & Spence, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Ptomascopus Kraatz, 19994SpeciesTaxom
Silpha Linnaeus, 188557SpeciesTaxom
Silphidium Handlirsch, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Thanatophilus Leach, 199422SpeciesTaxom
Xylodrepa Thomson, 18603SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eurasia
241 Species and 14 Subspecies
Ablattaria arenaria Kraatz, 1876
Ablattaria cribrata Faldermann, 1835
Ablattaria laevigata Fabricius, 1775
Ablattaria laevigata cribrata Ménétriés, 1832
Ablattaria laevigata laevigata Fabricius, 1775
Ablattaria subtriangula Reitter, 1905
Aclypea alpicola Kuster, 1849
Aclypea altaica Gebler, 1830
Aclypea bicarinata Gebler, 1830
Aclypea bituberosa LeConte, 1859Anchor worm
Aclypea calva Reitter, 1890
Aclypea cicatricosa Reitter, 1885
Aclypea daurica Gebler, 1832
Aclypea jacutica Rjabukhin, 1990
Aclypea kopetdaghica Nikolaev, 2002
Aclypea opaca Linnaeus, 1758Beet Carrion Beetle
Aclypea pamirensis Jakowlew, 1887
Aclypea reitteri Portevin, 1926
Aclypea sericea Zoubkoff, 1833
Aclypea souverbii Fairmaire, 1848
Aclypea turkestanica Ballion, 1870
Aclypea undata Müller, 1776
Aclypea vetusta A.M.�omnick..., 1894
Allopliosilpha inclavata E. Gersdorf, 1971
Blitophaga opaca L., 1758Beet carrion beetle
Blitophaga reitteri Portevin, 1926
Blitophaga undata Müll., 1776
Blitophaga vetusta
Calosilpha bicolor Fairmaire, 1899
Calosilpha cyaneocephala Portevin, 1914
Dendroxena quadrimaculata Scopoli, 1771Carrion beetle
Dendroxena quadripunctata (Schreber, 1759)⇒ Dendroxena quadrimaculata Scopoli, 1771
Dendroxena sexcarinata Motschulsky, 1861
Dendroxena sexcarinata pliocaenica Gersdorf, 1969
Dendroxena sexcarinata sexcarinata
Diamesus bimaculatus Portevin, 1914
Diamesus osculans Vigors, 1825
Eonecrophorus tenuicornis Kurosawa, 1985
Eosilphites decoratus Haupt, 1950
Eusilpha japonica Motschulsky, 1862
Grammocolous arcuatus Q. B. Lin, 1986
Gripecolous enallus Q. B. Lin, 1986
Heterosilpha aenescens Casey, 1886
Heterosilpha ramosa Say, 1823Garden Carrion Beetle
Heterotemna britoi García & Pér..., 1996
Heterotemna figurata Brullé, 1839
Heterotemna tenuicornis Brullé, 1836
Mercata festira Q. B. Lin, 1986
Necrodes asiaticus (Portevin, 1922)⇒ Necrodes littoralis Linnaeus, 1758
Necrodes littoralis Linnaeus, 1758Shore Sexton Beetle
Necrodes nigricornis Harold, 1875
Necrodes surinamensis Fabricius, 1775Red-lined Carrion Beetle
Necrodes tricostata Hatch, 1927
Necrophila (Deutosilpha) luciae Růži..., 2011
Necrophila (Deutosilpha) rufithorax Wiedemann, 1823
Necrophila americana Linnaeus, 1758American Carrion Beetle
Necrophila andrewesi Portevin, 1923
Necrophila brunnicollis Kraatz, 1877
Necrophila cyaneocephala Portevin, 1914
Necrophila cyaneocincta Fairmaire, 1878
Necrophila cyaniventris Motschulsky, 1870
Necrophila formosa Laporte, 1832
Necrophila ioptera Kollar & Red..., 1844
Necrophila jakowlewi Semenov, 1891
Necrophila jakowlewi jakowlewi Semenov, 1891
Necrophila jakowlewi similator Shibata, 1969
Necrophila japonica Motschulsky, 1862
Necrophila renatae Portevin, 1920
Necrophila subcaudata Fairmaire, 1888
Necrophila thibetana Fairmaire, 1894
Necrophila viridis Motschulsky, 1861
Necrophorus corsicus Laporte de C..., 1832
Necrophorus fossor Er., 1837
Necrophorus germanicus (L., 1758)⇒ Nicrophorus germanicus Linnaeus, 1758
Necrophorus humator (Gled., 1767)⇒ Nicrophorus humator Gleditsch, 1767
Necrophorus interruptus (Brullé, 1832)⇒ Nicrophorus vestigator Herschel, 1807
Necrophorus investigator (Zett., 1824)⇒ Nicrophorus investigator Zetterstedt, 1824
Necrophorus pliozaenicus Gersdorf, 1969
Necrophorus sepultor (Charp., 1825)⇒ Nicrophorus sepultor Charpentier, 1825
Necrophorus vespillo (L., 1758)⇒ Nicrophorus vespillo Linnaeus, 1758
Necrophorus vespilloides (Hbst., 1783)⇒ Nicrophorus vespilloides Herbst, 1783
Necrophorus vestigator (Herschel, 1807)⇒ Nicrophorus vestigator Herschel, 1807
Nicrophorus americanus Olivier, 1790American burying beetle
Nicrophorus antennatus Reitter, 1885
Nicrophorus apo Arnett, 1950
Nicrophorus argutor Jakovlev, 1890
Nicrophorus basalis Faldermann, 1835
Nicrophorus carolinus Linnaeus, 1771
Nicrophorus charon Sikes & Madge, 2006
Nicrophorus concolor Kraatz, 1877
Nicrophorus confusus Portevin, 1924
Nicrophorus dauricus Motschulsky, 1860
Nicrophorus defodiens Mannerheim, 1846
Nicrophorus didymus Brullé, 1836
Nicrophorus distinctus Grouvelle, 1885
Nicrophorus encaustus Fairmaire, 1896Nicrophorus encautus
Nicrophorus fossor Erichson, 1837
Nicrophorus germanicus Linnaeus, 1758
Nicrophorus guttula Motschulsky, 1845Yellow-bellied Burying Beetle
Nicrophorus hebes (Kirby, 1837)⇒ Nicrophorus vespilloides Herbst, 1783
Nicrophorus herscheli Sikes & Madge, 2006
Nicrophorus heurni Portevin, 1926
Nicrophorus humator Gleditsch, 1767Black Sexton Beetle
Nicrophorus hybridus Hatch & Angell, 1925
Nicrophorus insignis Sikes & Madge, 2006
Nicrophorus insularis Grouvelle, 1893
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 marginatus Fabricius, 1801Margined Burying Beetle
Nicrophorus melissae Sikes & Madge, 2006
Nicrophorus mexicanus Matthews, 1888
Nicrophorus mongolicus Shchegoleva-..., 1933
Nicrophorus montivagus Lewis, 1887
Nicrophorus morio Gebler, 1817
Nicrophorus nepalensis Hope, 1831
Nicrophorus nigricornis Faldermann, 1835
Nicrophorus nigrita Mannerheim, 1843Arizona cottonwood
Nicrophorus oberthuri Portevin, 1924
Nicrophorus orbicollis Say, 1825Roundneck Sexton Beetle
Nicrophorus pliozaenicus Gersdorf, 1969
Nicrophorus podagricus Portevin, 1920
Nicrophorus praedator Reitter, 1887
Nicrophorus przewalskii Semenov-Tian..., 1894
Nicrophorus pustulatus Herschel, 1807Pustulated Carrion Beetle
Nicrophorus quadraticollis Portevin, 1903
Nicrophorus quadripunctatus Kraatz, 1877
Nicrophorus reichardti Kieseritzky, 1930
Nicrophorus satanas Reitter, 1893
Nicrophorus sausai Růžička, Háv..., 2000
Nicrophorus sayi Laporte, 1840Say'S Burying Beetle
Nicrophorus schawalleri Sikes & Madge, 2006
Nicrophorus semenowi Reitter, 1887Net-winged beetles
Nicrophorus sepulchralis Heer, 1841
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 trumboi Sikes & Madge, 2006
Nicrophorus ussuriensis Portevin, 1923
Nicrophorus validus Portevin, 1920
Nicrophorus vespillo Linnaeus, 1758Common Burying Beetle
Nicrophorus vespilloides Herbst, 1783Boreal Carrion Beetle
Nicrophorus vestigator Herschel, 1807
Oeceoptoma thoracicum Linnaeus, 1758
Oiceoptoma hypocrita Portevin, 1903
Oiceoptoma inaequale Fabricius, 1781Ridged Carrion Beetle
Oiceoptoma nakabayashii Miwa, 1937
Oiceoptoma nigropunctatum Lewis, 1888
Oiceoptoma noveboracense Forster, 1771Margined Carrion Beetle
Oiceoptoma picescens Fairmaire, 1894
Oiceoptoma rugulosum Portevin, 1903
Oiceoptoma subrufum Lewis, 1888
Oiceoptoma tangi Sommer, RůÅ..., 2021
Oiceoptoma thoracica Linnaeus, 1758
Oiceoptoma thoracicum Linnaeus, 1758Red-breasted Carrion Beetle
Oxelytrum discicolle Brullé, 1836
Palaeosilpha fraasii K. Flach, 1890
Phosphuga atrata Linnaeus, 1758Black Carrion Beetle
Phosphuga atrata atrata Linnaeus, 1758
Phosphuga atrata subrotundata Leach, 1817
Pliosilpha strausi E. Gersdorf, 1969
Proscapheus zhangla Háva, J.Schn..., 1999
Ptomaphila lacrymosa Schreibers, 1802Carrion Beetle
Ptomaphila ovata Portevin, 1926
Ptomascopus aveyronensis K. Flach, 1890
Ptomascopus morio Kraatz, 1877
Ptomascopus plagiatus Ménétriés, 1854
Ptomascopus zhangla Háva, Schnei..., 1999
Silpha alpestris Kraatz, 1876
Silpha arenaria Kraatz, 1876
Silpha atrata (Linnæus, 1758)⇒ Phosphuga atrata atrata Linnaeus, 1758
Silpha atrata atrata Linnaeus, 1758
Silpha atrata subrotundata Leach, 1817
Silpha businskyorum Háva, Schnei..., 1999
Silpha capicola Péringuey, 1888
Silpha carinata Herbst, 1783Silphid beetle
Silpha cribrata Ménétriés, 1832
Silpha deplanata Heer, 1870
Silpha dispar (Herbst, 1793)⇒ Thanatophilus dispar Herbst, 1793
Silpha ferrugatus Solsky, 1874
Silpha granulata (Thunberg, 1794)⇒ Silpha tristis Illiger, 1798
Silpha grossa (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Peltis grossa Linnaeus, 1758
Silpha humator (Gleditsch, 1767)⇒ Nicrophorus humator Gleditsch, 1767
Silpha italica (Küster, 1851)⇒ Silpha carinata Herbst, 1783
Silpha khumbuensis Schawaller, 1982
Silpha koreana Cho & Kwon, 1999
Silpha laevigata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Ablattaria laevigata laevigata Fabricius, 1775
Silpha lapponicus Thunberg, 1794
Silpha lata Portevin, 1920
Silpha longicornis Portevin, 1926
Silpha martensi Emetz & Scha..., 1975
Silpha melanura Hope, 1831
Silpha minuscula Piton & Théo..., 1935
Silpha nepalica Emetz & Scha..., 1975
Silpha oblonga (Sulzer, 1776)⇒ Grynocharis oblonga Linnaeus, 1758
Silpha obscura Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Silpha obscura obscura Linnaeus, 1758
Silpha obscura orientalis Brullé, 1832
Silpha obscura validior A.P.Semenov, 1891
Silpha obsoleta O. Heer, 1847
Silpha olivieri Bedel, 1887
Silpha opaca (Linnæus, 1758)⇒ Aclypea opaca Linnaeus, 1758
Silpha perforata Gebler, 1832
Silpha perforata jejuensis Lee, MinHyeu..., 2016
Silpha puncticollis Lucas, 1846
Silpha qinlinga Schawaller, 1996
Silpha quadripunctata (De Geer, 1774)⇒ Dendroxena quadrimaculata Scopoli, 1771
Silpha ruficornis (Marsham, 1802)⇒ Atomaria testacea Stephens, 1830
Silpha rugosa Linnaeus, 1758
Silpha rugosus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Thanatophilus rugosus Linnaeus, 1758
Silpha ruzickai Khachikov, 2011
Silpha schawalleri Háva, Schnei..., 1999
Silpha sinuata Fabricius, 1775
Silpha sinuatus (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Thanatophilus sinuatus Linnaeus, 1758
Silpha stratuum E. F. Germar, 1837
Silpha subtriangula Reitter, 1905
Silpha tatrica (Smetana, 1952)⇒ Silpha carinata Herbst, 1783
Silpha tenuilythris Weyenbergh, 1869
Silpha terminatus Hummel, 1825
Silpha thoracica Linnæus, 1758
Silpha thoracicum (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Oiceoptoma thoracicum Linnaeus, 1758
Silpha tricostata O. Heer, 1862
Silpha tristis Illiger, 1798Dwarf sand verbena
Silpha tyrolensis Laicharting, 1781
Silpha unicostata (Reitter, 1885)⇒ Silpha olivieri Bedel, 1887
Silphidium priscum Fritsch, 1882
Thanatophilus auripilosus (Portevin, 1905)⇒ Thanatophilus sinuatus Linnaeus, 1758
Thanatophilus baicalicus (Motschulsky, 1860)⇒ Thanatophilus trituberculatus Kirby, 1837
Thanatophilus capensis Boheman, 1858
Thanatophilus dentiger Semenov & A.P., 1891
Thanatophilus dispar Herbst, 1793
Thanatophilus ferrugatus Solsky, 1874
Thanatophilus lapponicus Herbst, 1793Northern Carrion Beetle
Thanatophilus latericarinatus Motschulsky, 1860
Thanatophilus micans Fabricius, 1794
Thanatophilus minutus Kraatz, 1876
Thanatophilus pilosus Jakovlev, 1889
Thanatophilus porrectus A. Semenov, 1891
Thanatophilus roborowskyi Jakovlev, 1887
Thanatophilus ruficornis Küster, 1851
Thanatophilus rugosus Linnaeus, 1758
Thanatophilus sachalinicus Kieseritzky, 1909
Thanatophilus sagax Mannerheim, 1853
Thanatophilus sinuatus Linnaeus, 1758
Thanatophilus terminatus Hummel, 1825
Thanatophilus trituberculatus Kirby, 1837
Thanatophilus truncatus Say, 1823
Thanatophilus uralensis Kozminykh, 1994
Xylodrepa quadrimaculata Scop., 1772
Xylodrepa quadripunctata (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Dendroxena quadrimaculata Scopoli, 1771
Xylodrepa sexcarinata Motschulsky, 1860

Subnodes of Silphidae with occurrences in Eurasia
SubfamilyNicrophorinae
Kirby, 1837
4
71
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySilphinae
Latreille, 1807
20
152
Genera
Species

Taxom



Silphidae (Latreille 1807)
Silphidae (Latreille 1807)


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