Checklist of Family Silphidae Latreille, 1807 (Burying And Carrion Beetles)
for Japan (East Asia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 695
12061
41020 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 692
12052
41005 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 663
11902
40651 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 434
9806
35137 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 130
3703
14161 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 119
3330
11798 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
| 12
622
3413 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Staphylinoidea
Latreille, 1802
Carrion Beetles, Fungus Beetles, Rove Beetles | 7
522
3097 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Silphidae
Latreille, 1807
Burying And Carrion Beetles, Burying beetles | 12
36 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Japan
12 Genera with 36 Species | Calosilpha Portevin, 1920 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dendroxena Motschulsky, 0 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eusilpha Semenov, 1862 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Necrodes Leach, 1875 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Necrophila Kirby & Spence, 1862 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Nicrophorus Fabricius, 1783 | Burying Beetle | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Oiceoptoma Leach, 1758 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Phosphuga Leach, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ptomascopus Kraatz, 1854 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Silpha Linnaeus, 1832 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Thanatophilus Leach, 1758 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Xylodrepa Thomson, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Japan
36 Species and 3 Subspecies | Dendroxena quadrimaculata Scopoli, 1771 | Carrion beetle | | Dendroxena sexcarinata Motschulsky, 1861 | | | Dendroxena sexcarinata sexcarinata | | | Eusilpha japonica Motschulsky, 1862 | | | Necrodes asiaticus (Portevin, 1922) | ⇒ Necrodes littoralis Linnaeus, 1758 | | Necrodes littoralis Linnaeus, 1758 | Shore Sexton Beetle | | Necrodes nigricornis Harold, 1875 | | | Necrophila brunnicollis Kraatz, 1877 | | | Necrophila jakowlewi Semenov, 1891 | | | Necrophila jakowlewi similator Shibata, 1969 | | | Necrophila japonica Motschulsky, 1862 | | | Nicrophorus concolor Kraatz, 1877 | | | Nicrophorus humator Gleditsch, 1767 | Black Sexton Beetle | | Nicrophorus investigator ♰ Zetterstedt, 1824 | Banded Sexton Beetle | | Nicrophorus japonicus Harold, 1877 | Birthworts | | Nicrophorus maculifrons Kraatz, 1877 | | | Nicrophorus montivagus Lewis, 1887 | | | Nicrophorus nepalensis Hope, 1831 | | | Nicrophorus nigricornis Faldermann, 1835 | | | Nicrophorus quadripunctatus Kraatz, 1877 | | | Nicrophorus tenuipes Lewis, 1887 | | | Nicrophorus vespilloides Herbst, 1783 | Boreal Carrion Beetle | | Oiceoptoma inaequale Fabricius, 1781 | Ridged Carrion Beetle | | Oiceoptoma nigropunctatum Lewis, 1888 | | | Oiceoptoma subrufum Lewis, 1888 | | | Oiceoptoma thoracicum Linnaeus, 1758 | Red-breasted Carrion Beetle | | Phosphuga atrata Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Carrion Beetle | | Ptomascopus morio Kraatz, 1877 | | | Ptomascopus plagiatus Ménétriés, 1854 | | | Silpha atrata (Linnæus, 1758) | ⇒ Phosphuga atrata atrata Linnaeus, 1758 | | Silpha atrata atrata Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Silpha humator (Gleditsch, 1767) | ⇒ Nicrophorus humator Gleditsch, 1767 | | Silpha longicornis Portevin, 1926 | | | Silpha perforata Gebler, 1832 | | | Thanatophilus auripilosus (Portevin, 1905) | ⇒ Thanatophilus sinuatus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Thanatophilus rugosus Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Thanatophilus sachalinicus Kieseritzky, 1909 | | | Thanatophilus sinuatus Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Xylodrepa sexcarinata Motschulsky, 1860 | |
Subnodes of Silphidae with occurrences in Japan
 | | Silphidae (Latreille 1807) |
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