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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
421
4294
12421
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
419
4292
12419
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
401
4206
12232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
278
3568
11145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
77
1568
6727
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
71
1328
5479
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
11
480
3101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Staphylinoidea
Latreille, 1802
Carrion Beetles, Fungus Beetles, Rove Beetles
7
398
2804
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySilphidae
Latreille, 1807
Burying And Carrion Beetles, Burying beetles
8
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nepal
8 Genera with 22 Species
Diamesus Hope, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Eonecrophorus Kurosawa, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Necrodes Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Necrophila Kirby & Spence, 18443SpeciesTaxom
Nicrophorus Fabricius, 1920Burying Beetle6SpeciesTaxom
Oiceoptoma Leach, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Silpha Linnaeus, 19756SpeciesTaxom
Thanatophilus Leach, 18893SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nepal
22 Species
Diamesus osculans Vigors, 1825
Eonecrophorus tenuicornis Kurosawa, 1985
Necrodes littoralis Linnaeus, 1758Shore Sexton Beetle
Necrophila (Deutosilpha) rufithorax Wiedemann, 1823
Necrophila cyaniventris Motschulsky, 1870
Necrophila ioptera Kollar & Red..., 1844
Nicrophorus concolor Kraatz, 1877
Nicrophorus encaustus Fairmaire, 1896Nicrophorus encautus
Nicrophorus melissae Sikes & Madge, 2006
Nicrophorus nepalensis Hope, 1831
Nicrophorus trumboi Sikes & Madge, 2006
Nicrophorus validus Portevin, 1920
Oiceoptoma hypocrita Portevin, 1903
Silpha carinata Herbst, 1783Silphid beetle
Silpha italica (Küster, 1851)⇒ Silpha carinata Herbst, 1783
Silpha khumbuensis Schawaller, 1982
Silpha martensi Emetz & Scha..., 1975
Silpha melanura Hope, 1831
Silpha nepalica Emetz & Scha..., 1975
Thanatophilus dentiger Semenov & A.P., 1891
Thanatophilus minutus Kraatz, 1876
Thanatophilus pilosus Jakovlev, 1889

Subnodes of Silphidae with occurrences in Nepal
SubfamilyNicrophorinae
Kirby, 1837
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySilphinae
Latreille, 1807
6
15
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