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Checklist of Family Silphidae Latreille, 1807 (Burying And Carrion Beetles)
for Georgia (Caucasus)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
539
5836
14767
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
537
5832
14762
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
507
5714
14482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
337
4615
12018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
100
1759
5296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
93
1530
4060
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
10
362
1427
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Staphylinoidea
Latreille, 1802
Carrion Beetles, Fungus Beetles, Rove Beetles
7
295
1196
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySilphidae
Latreille, 1807
Burying And Carrion Beetles, Burying beetles
8
40
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Georgia
8 Genera with 40 Species
Aclypea Reitter, 17764SpeciesTaxom
Dendroxena Motschulsky, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Necrodes Leach, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Necrophila Kirby & Spence, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Nicrophorus Fabricius, 1807Burying Beetle19SpeciesTaxom
Oiceoptoma Leach, 17584SpeciesTaxom
Silpha Linnaeus, 17989SpeciesTaxom
Thanatophilus Leach, 18255SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Georgia
40 Species and 2 Subspecies
Aclypea opaca Linnaeus, 1758Beet Carrion Beetle
Aclypea souverbii Fairmaire, 1848
Aclypea turkestanica Ballion, 1870
Aclypea undata Müller, 1776
Dendroxena quadrimaculata Scopoli, 1771Carrion beetle
Necrodes littoralis Linnaeus, 1758Shore Sexton Beetle
Necrodes surinamensis Fabricius, 1775Red-lined Carrion Beetle
Necrophila americana Linnaeus, 1758American Carrion Beetle
Nicrophorus americanus Olivier, 1790American burying beetle
Nicrophorus antennatus Reitter, 1885
Nicrophorus carolinus Linnaeus, 1771
Nicrophorus confusus Portevin, 1924
Nicrophorus defodiens Mannerheim, 1846
Nicrophorus germanicus Linnaeus, 1758
Nicrophorus humator Gleditsch, 1767Black Sexton Beetle
Nicrophorus interruptus (Stephens, 1830)⇒ Nicrophorus fossor Erichson, 1837
Nicrophorus investigator Zetterstedt, 1824Banded Sexton Beetle
Nicrophorus nigricornis Faldermann, 1835
Nicrophorus orbicollis Say, 1825Roundneck Sexton Beetle
Nicrophorus pustulatus Herschel, 1807Pustulated Carrion Beetle
Nicrophorus sayi Laporte, 1840Say'S Burying Beetle
Nicrophorus sepultor Charpentier, 1825
Nicrophorus tomentosus Weber, 1801Gold-necked carrion beetle
Nicrophorus vespillo Linnaeus, 1758Common Burying Beetle
Nicrophorus vespilloides Herbst, 1783Boreal Carrion Beetle
Nicrophorus vestigator Herschel, 1807
Oiceoptoma inaequale Fabricius, 1781Ridged Carrion Beetle
Oiceoptoma noveboracense Forster, 1771Margined Carrion Beetle
Oiceoptoma thoracicum Linnaeus, 1758Red-breasted Carrion Beetle
Silpha atrata (Linnæus, 1758)⇒ Phosphuga atrata atrata Linnaeus, 1758
Silpha atrata atrata Linnaeus, 1758
Silpha carinata Herbst, 1783Silphid beetle
Silpha cribrata Ménétriés, 1832
Silpha dispar (Herbst, 1793)⇒ Thanatophilus dispar Herbst, 1793
Silpha laevigata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Ablattaria laevigata laevigata Fabricius, 1775
Silpha obscura Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Silpha obscura obscura Linnaeus, 1758
Silpha tristis Illiger, 1798Dwarf sand verbena
Thanatophilus dispar Herbst, 1793
Thanatophilus rugosus Linnaeus, 1758
Thanatophilus sinuatus Linnaeus, 1758
Thanatophilus terminatus Hummel, 1825

Subnodes of Silphidae with occurrences in Georgia
SubfamilyNicrophorinae
Kirby, 1837
1
18
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySilphinae
Latreille, 1807
7
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Silphidae (Latreille 1807)
Silphidae (Latreille 1807)


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