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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
534
6951
16163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
532
6948
16161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
507
6846
15892
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
325
5532
13121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
90
1815
4837
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
83
1603
4152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
11
156
272
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Staphylinoidea
Latreille, 1802
Carrion Beetles, Fungus Beetles, Rove Beetles
7
95
146
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySilphidae
Latreille, 1807
Burying And Carrion Beetles, Burying beetles
4
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North Mexico
4 Genera with 12 Species
Heterosilpha Portevin, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Nicrophorus Fabricius, 1888Burying Beetle7SpeciesTaxom
Oxelytrum Gistl, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Thanatophilus Leach, 18233SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Mexico
12 Species
Heterosilpha ramosa Say, 1823Garden Carrion Beetle
Nicrophorus guttula Motschulsky, 1845Yellow-bellied Burying Beetle
Nicrophorus marginatus Fabricius, 1801Margined Burying Beetle
Nicrophorus mexicanus Matthews, 1888
Nicrophorus nigrita Mannerheim, 1843Arizona cottonwood
Nicrophorus olidus Matthews, 1888
Nicrophorus orbicollis Say, 1825Roundneck Sexton Beetle
Nicrophorus quadrimaculatus Matthews, 1888
Oxelytrum discicolle Brullé, 1836
Thanatophilus graniger Chevrolat, 1833
Thanatophilus lapponicus Herbst, 1793Northern Carrion Beetle
Thanatophilus truncatus Say, 1823

Subnodes of Silphidae with occurrences in North Mexico
SubfamilyNicrophorinae
Kirby, 1837
1
7
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySilphinae
Latreille, 1807
3
5
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