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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1257
36320
255777
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1251
36273
255683
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1149
35660
253017
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
671
26495
204903
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
186
10830
97491
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
152
9729
84162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
12
1770
23424
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Staphylinoidea
Latreille, 1802
Carrion Beetles, Fungus Beetles, Rove Beetles
7
1536
21037
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySilphidae
Latreille, 1807
Burying And Carrion Beetles, Burying beetles
21
132
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Far East
21 Genera with 132 Species
#ABCDEGMNOPSTX
Aclypea Reitter, 18707SpeciesTaxom
Blitophaga Reitter, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Calosilpha Portevin, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Dendroxena Motschulsky, 03SpeciesTaxom
Diamesus Hope, 18252SpeciesTaxom
Eusilpha Semenov, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Grammocolous Lin, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Gripecolous Lin, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Mercata Lin, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Necrodes Leach, 18753SpeciesTaxom
Necrophila Kirby & Spence, 186118SpeciesTaxom
Necrophorus Fabricius, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Nicrophorus Fabricius, 1783Burying Beetle49SpeciesTaxom
Oiceoptoma Leach, 17589SpeciesTaxom
Phosphuga Leach, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Proscapheus1SpeciesTaxom
Ptomaphila Kirby & Spence, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Ptomascopus Kraatz, 19993SpeciesTaxom
Silpha Linnaeus, 178119SpeciesTaxom
Thanatophilus Leach, 183714SpeciesTaxom
Xylodrepa Thomson, 18601SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Far East
132 Species and 7 Subspecies
Aclypea altaica Gebler, 1830
Aclypea bicarinata Gebler, 1830
Aclypea calva Reitter, 1890
Aclypea daurica Gebler, 1832
Aclypea opaca Linnaeus, 1758Beet Carrion Beetle
Aclypea sericea Zoubkoff, 1833
Aclypea turkestanica Ballion, 1870
Blitophaga opaca L., 1758Beet carrion beetle
Calosilpha cyaneocephala Portevin, 1914
Dendroxena quadrimaculata Scopoli, 1771Carrion beetle
Dendroxena sexcarinata Motschulsky, 1861
Dendroxena sexcarinata sexcarinata
Diamesus bimaculatus Portevin, 1914
Diamesus osculans Vigors, 1825
Eusilpha japonica Motschulsky, 1862
Grammocolous arcuatus Q. B. Lin, 1986
Gripecolous enallus Q. B. Lin, 1986
Mercata festira Q. B. Lin, 1986
Necrodes asiaticus (Portevin, 1922)⇒ Necrodes littoralis Linnaeus, 1758
Necrodes littoralis Linnaeus, 1758Shore Sexton Beetle
Necrodes nigricornis Harold, 1875
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 fossor Er., 1837
Nicrophorus antennatus Reitter, 1885
Nicrophorus apo Arnett, 1950
Nicrophorus argutor Jakovlev, 1890
Nicrophorus basalis Faldermann, 1835
Nicrophorus charon Sikes & Madge, 2006
Nicrophorus concolor Kraatz, 1877
Nicrophorus confusus Portevin, 1924
Nicrophorus dauricus Motschulsky, 1860
Nicrophorus defodiens Mannerheim, 1846
Nicrophorus distinctus Grouvelle, 1885
Nicrophorus germanicus Linnaeus, 1758
Nicrophorus herscheli Sikes & Madge, 2006
Nicrophorus heurni Portevin, 1926
Nicrophorus humator Gleditsch, 1767Black Sexton Beetle
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 mongolicus Shchegoleva-..., 1933
Nicrophorus montivagus Lewis, 1887
Nicrophorus morio Gebler, 1817
Nicrophorus nepalensis Hope, 1831
Nicrophorus nigricornis Faldermann, 1835
Nicrophorus oberthuri Portevin, 1924
Nicrophorus podagricus Portevin, 1920
Nicrophorus przewalskii Semenov-Tian..., 1894
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
Oiceoptoma hypocrita Portevin, 1903
Oiceoptoma inaequale Fabricius, 1781Ridged Carrion Beetle
Oiceoptoma nakabayashii Miwa, 1937
Oiceoptoma nigropunctatum Lewis, 1888
Oiceoptoma picescens Fairmaire, 1894
Oiceoptoma subrufum Lewis, 1888
Oiceoptoma tangi Sommer, RůÅ..., 2021
Oiceoptoma thoracica Linnaeus, 1758
Oiceoptoma thoracicum Linnaeus, 1758Red-breasted Carrion Beetle
Phosphuga atrata Linnaeus, 1758Black Carrion Beetle
Phosphuga atrata atrata Linnaeus, 1758
Proscapheus zhangla Háva, J.Schn..., 1999
Ptomaphila ovata Portevin, 1926
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 humator (Gleditsch, 1767)⇒ Nicrophorus humator Gleditsch, 1767
Silpha koreana Cho & Kwon, 1999
Silpha laevigata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Ablattaria laevigata laevigata Fabricius, 1775
Silpha lata Portevin, 1920
Silpha longicornis Portevin, 1926
Silpha obscura Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Silpha obscura obscura Linnaeus, 1758
Silpha olivieri Bedel, 1887
Silpha perforata Gebler, 1832
Silpha perforata jejuensis Lee, MinHyeu..., 2016
Silpha qinlinga Schawaller, 1996
Silpha schawalleri Háva, Schnei..., 1999
Silpha tristis Illiger, 1798Dwarf sand verbena
Silpha tyrolensis Laicharting, 1781
Thanatophilus auripilosus (Portevin, 1905)⇒ Thanatophilus sinuatus Linnaeus, 1758
Thanatophilus dentiger Semenov & A.P., 1891
Thanatophilus dispar Herbst, 1793
Thanatophilus lapponicus Herbst, 1793Northern Carrion Beetle
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 sachalinicus Kieseritzky, 1909
Thanatophilus sinuatus Linnaeus, 1758
Thanatophilus terminatus Hummel, 1825
Thanatophilus trituberculatus Kirby, 1837
Xylodrepa sexcarinata Motschulsky, 1860

Subnodes of Silphidae with occurrences in Far East
SubfamilyNicrophorinae
Kirby, 1837
2
52
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySilphinae
Latreille, 1807
14
75
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