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Checklist for Family Silphidae Latreille, 1807 (Burying And Carrion Beetles)
and region North Europe (Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1151
23291
115322
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1145
23270
115280
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1016
22709
113796
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
588
18355
100567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
150
5902
23455
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
132
5211
20097
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
12
1132
6419
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Staphylinoidea
Latreille, 1802
Carrion Beetles, Fungus Beetles, Rove Beetles
7
973
5498
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySilphidae
Latreille, 1807
Burying And Carrion Beetles, Burying beetles
22
99
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North Europe
22 Genera with 99 Species
#ABDEHNOPSTX
Ablattaria Reitter, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Aclypea Reitter, 17764SpeciesTaxom
Allopliosilpha Gersdorf, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Blitophaga Reitter, 17762SpeciesTaxom
Dendroxena Motschulsky, 19694SpeciesTaxom
Eosilphites Haupt, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Heterosilpha Portevin, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Necrodes Leach, 19273SpeciesTaxom
Necrophila Kirby & Spence, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Necrophorus Fabricius, 18079SpeciesTaxom
Nicrophorus Fabricius, 1807Burying Beetle24SpeciesTaxom
Oeceoptoma Agassiz, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Oiceoptoma Leach, 17586SpeciesTaxom
Oxelytrum Gistl, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Phosphuga Leach, 18173SpeciesTaxom
Pliosilpha Gersdorf, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Proscapheus1SpeciesTaxom
Ptomaphila Kirby & Spence, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Ptomascopus Kraatz, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Silpha Linnaeus, 188525SpeciesTaxom
Thanatophilus Leach, 18239SpeciesTaxom
Xylodrepa Thomson, 18603SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Europe
99 Species and 6 Subspecies
Ablattaria laevigata Fabricius, 1775
Ablattaria laevigata laevigata Fabricius, 1775
Aclypea bituberosa LeConte, 1859Anchor worm
Aclypea opaca Linnaeus, 1758Beet Carrion Beetle
Aclypea souverbii Fairmaire, 1848
Aclypea undata Müller, 1776
Allopliosilpha inclavata E. Gersdorf, 1971
Blitophaga opaca L., 1758Beet carrion beetle
Blitophaga undata Müll., 1776
Dendroxena quadrimaculata Scopoli, 1771Carrion beetle
Dendroxena quadripunctata (Schreber, 1759)⇒ Dendroxena quadrimaculata Scopoli, 1771
Dendroxena sexcarinata Motschulsky, 1861
Dendroxena sexcarinata pliocaenica Gersdorf, 1969
Eosilphites decoratus Haupt, 1950
Heterosilpha aenescens Casey, 1886
Heterosilpha ramosa Say, 1823Garden Carrion Beetle
Necrodes littoralis Linnaeus, 1758Shore Sexton Beetle
Necrodes surinamensis Fabricius, 1775Red-lined Carrion Beetle
Necrodes tricostata Hatch, 1927
Necrophila americana Linnaeus, 1758American Carrion Beetle
Necrophorus fossor Er., 1837
Necrophorus germanicus (L., 1758)⇒ Nicrophorus germanicus Linnaeus, 1758
Necrophorus humator (Gled., 1767)⇒ Nicrophorus humator Gleditsch, 1767
Necrophorus investigator (Zett., 1824)⇒ Nicrophorus investigator Zetterstedt, 1824
Necrophorus pliozaenicus Gersdorf, 1969
Necrophorus sepultor (Charp., 1825)⇒ Nicrophorus sepultor Charpentier, 1825
Necrophorus vespillo (L., 1758)⇒ Nicrophorus vespillo Linnaeus, 1758
Necrophorus vespilloides (Hbst., 1783)⇒ Nicrophorus vespilloides Herbst, 1783
Necrophorus vestigator (Herschel, 1807)⇒ Nicrophorus vestigator Herschel, 1807
Nicrophorus americanus Olivier, 1790American burying beetle
Nicrophorus carolinus Linnaeus, 1771
Nicrophorus defodiens Mannerheim, 1846
Nicrophorus didymus Brullé, 1836
Nicrophorus fossor Erichson, 1837
Nicrophorus germanicus Linnaeus, 1758
Nicrophorus guttula Motschulsky, 1845Yellow-bellied Burying Beetle
Nicrophorus hebes (Kirby, 1837)⇒ Nicrophorus vespilloides Herbst, 1783
Nicrophorus humator Gleditsch, 1767Black Sexton Beetle
Nicrophorus hybridus Hatch & Angell, 1925
Nicrophorus interruptus (Stephens, 1830)⇒ Nicrophorus fossor Erichson, 1837
Nicrophorus investigator Zetterstedt, 1824Banded Sexton Beetle
Nicrophorus marginatus Fabricius, 1801Margined Burying Beetle
Nicrophorus mexicanus Matthews, 1888
Nicrophorus nigrita Mannerheim, 1843Arizona cottonwood
Nicrophorus orbicollis Say, 1825Roundneck Sexton Beetle
Nicrophorus pliozaenicus Gersdorf, 1969
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
Oeceoptoma thoracicum Linnaeus, 1758
Oiceoptoma inaequale Fabricius, 1781Ridged Carrion Beetle
Oiceoptoma noveboracense Forster, 1771Margined Carrion Beetle
Oiceoptoma rugulosum Portevin, 1903
Oiceoptoma subrufum Lewis, 1888
Oiceoptoma thoracica Linnaeus, 1758
Oiceoptoma thoracicum Linnaeus, 1758Red-breasted Carrion Beetle
Oxelytrum discicolle Brullé, 1836
Phosphuga atrata Linnaeus, 1758Black Carrion Beetle
Phosphuga atrata atrata Linnaeus, 1758
Phosphuga atrata subrotundata Leach, 1817
Pliosilpha strausi E. Gersdorf, 1969
Proscapheus zhangla Háva, J.Schn..., 1999
Ptomaphila lacrymosa Schreibers, 1802Carrion Beetle
Ptomascopus zhangla Háva, Schnei..., 1999
Silpha atrata (Linnæus, 1758)⇒ Phosphuga atrata atrata Linnaeus, 1758
Silpha atrata atrata Linnaeus, 1758
Silpha atrata subrotundata Leach, 1817
Silpha capicola Péringuey, 1888
Silpha carinata Herbst, 1783Silphid beetle
Silpha deplanata Heer, 1870
Silpha dispar (Herbst, 1793)⇒ Thanatophilus dispar Herbst, 1793
Silpha grossa (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Peltis grossa Linnaeus, 1758
Silpha laevigata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Ablattaria laevigata laevigata Fabricius, 1775
Silpha lapponicus Thunberg, 1794
Silpha obscura Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Silpha olivieri Bedel, 1887
Silpha puncticollis Lucas, 1846
Silpha quadripunctata (De Geer, 1774)⇒ Dendroxena quadrimaculata Scopoli, 1771
Silpha rugosa Linnaeus, 1758
Silpha rugosus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Thanatophilus rugosus Linnaeus, 1758
Silpha sinuata Fabricius, 1775
Silpha stratuum E. F. Germar, 1837
Silpha tenuilythris Weyenbergh, 1869
Silpha thoracica Linnæus, 1758
Silpha thoracicum (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Oiceoptoma thoracicum Linnaeus, 1758
Silpha tricostata O. Heer, 1862
Silpha tristis Illiger, 1798Dwarf sand verbena
Silpha tyrolensis Laicharting, 1781
Silpha unicostata (Reitter, 1885)⇒ Silpha olivieri Bedel, 1887
Thanatophilus baicalicus (Motschulsky, 1860)⇒ Thanatophilus trituberculatus Kirby, 1837
Thanatophilus capensis Boheman, 1858
Thanatophilus dispar Herbst, 1793
Thanatophilus lapponicus Herbst, 1793Northern Carrion Beetle
Thanatophilus rugosus Linnaeus, 1758
Thanatophilus sagax Mannerheim, 1853
Thanatophilus sinuatus Linnaeus, 1758
Thanatophilus trituberculatus Kirby, 1837
Thanatophilus truncatus Say, 1823
Xylodrepa quadrimaculata Scop., 1772
Xylodrepa quadripunctata (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Dendroxena quadrimaculata Scopoli, 1771
Xylodrepa sexcarinata Motschulsky, 1860

Subnodes of Silphidae with occurrences in North Europe
SubfamilyNicrophorinae
Kirby, 1837
2
25
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySilphinae
Latreille, 1807
16
62
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