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Checklist for Family Silphidae Latreille, 1807 (Burying And Carrion Beetles)
and region New Mexico (Southwest USA, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
547
5477
13777
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
542
5469
13770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
512
5386
13605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
334
4388
11492
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
98
1305
3287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
91
1152
2714
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
10
118
220
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Staphylinoidea
Latreille, 1802
Carrion Beetles, Fungus Beetles, Rove Beetles
7
82
133
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySilphidae
Latreille, 1807
Burying And Carrion Beetles, Burying beetles
6
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for New Mexico
6 Genera with 16 Species
Heterosilpha Portevin, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Necrodes Leach, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Necrophila Kirby & Spence, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Nicrophorus Fabricius, 1783Burying Beetle10SpeciesTaxom
Oiceoptoma Leach, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Thanatophilus Leach, 18232SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Mexico
16 Species
Heterosilpha ramosa Say, 1823Garden Carrion Beetle
Necrodes surinamensis Fabricius, 1775Red-lined Carrion Beetle
Necrophila americana Linnaeus, 1758American Carrion Beetle
Nicrophorus carolinus Linnaeus, 1771
Nicrophorus guttula Motschulsky, 1845Yellow-bellied Burying Beetle
Nicrophorus hybridus Hatch & Angell, 1925
Nicrophorus investigator Zetterstedt, 1824Banded Sexton Beetle
Nicrophorus marginatus Fabricius, 1801Margined Burying Beetle
Nicrophorus mexicanus Matthews, 1888
Nicrophorus nigrita Mannerheim, 1843Arizona cottonwood
Nicrophorus pustulatus Herschel, 1807Pustulated Carrion Beetle
Nicrophorus tomentosus Weber, 1801Gold-necked carrion beetle
Nicrophorus vespilloides Herbst, 1783Boreal Carrion Beetle
Oiceoptoma noveboracense Forster, 1771Margined Carrion Beetle
Thanatophilus lapponicus Herbst, 1793Northern Carrion Beetle
Thanatophilus truncatus Say, 1823

Subnodes of Silphidae with occurrences in New Mexico
SubfamilyNicrophorinae
Kirby, 1837
1
10
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySilphinae
Latreille, 1807
5
6
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