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Checklist for Family Silphidae Latreille, 1807 (Burying And Carrion Beetles)
and region Oceania (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
994
29345
172480
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
990
29308
172389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
930
28885
170923
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
567
22062
142256
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
155
8628
61720
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
136
7737
53109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
12
1413
10170
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Staphylinoidea
Latreille, 1802
Carrion Beetles, Fungus Beetles, Rove Beetles
8
1202
8265
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySilphidae
Latreille, 1807
Burying And Carrion Beetles, Burying beetles
10
37
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Oceania
10 Genera with 37 Species
Aclypea Reitter, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Diamesus Hope, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Heterosilpha Portevin, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Necrodes Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Necrophila Kirby & Spence, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Nicrophorus Fabricius, 1783Burying Beetle14SpeciesTaxom
Oiceoptoma Leach, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Ptomaphila Kirby & Spence, 18763SpeciesTaxom
Silpha Linnaeus, 17985SpeciesTaxom
Thanatophilus Leach, 18237SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Oceania
37 Species
Aclypea bituberosa LeConte, 1859Anchor worm
Aclypea opaca Linnaeus, 1758Beet Carrion Beetle
Diamesus osculans Vigors, 1825
Heterosilpha ramosa Say, 1823Garden Carrion Beetle
Necrodes littoralis Linnaeus, 1758Shore Sexton Beetle
Necrophila americana Linnaeus, 1758American Carrion Beetle
Nicrophorus carolinus Linnaeus, 1771
Nicrophorus defodiens Mannerheim, 1846
Nicrophorus efferens Sikes & Mous..., 2013
Nicrophorus heurni Portevin, 1926
Nicrophorus investigator Zetterstedt, 1824Banded Sexton Beetle
Nicrophorus japonicus Harold, 1877Birthworts
Nicrophorus kieticus Mroczkowski, 1959
Nicrophorus marginatus Fabricius, 1801Margined Burying Beetle
Nicrophorus nepalensis Hope, 1831
Nicrophorus pustulatus Herschel, 1807Pustulated Carrion Beetle
Nicrophorus reticulatus Sikes & Madge, 2006
Nicrophorus sepulchralis Heer, 1841
Nicrophorus vespillo Linnaeus, 1758Common Burying Beetle
Nicrophorus vespilloides Herbst, 1783Boreal Carrion Beetle
Oiceoptoma noveboracense Forster, 1771Margined Carrion Beetle
Oiceoptoma thoracicum Linnaeus, 1758Red-breasted Carrion Beetle
Ptomaphila lacrymosa Schreibers, 1802Carrion Beetle
Ptomaphila ovata Portevin, 1926
Ptomaphila perlata Kraatz, 1876Carrion Beetle
Silpha atrata (Linnæus, 1758)⇒ Phosphuga atrata atrata Linnaeus, 1758
Silpha carinata Herbst, 1783Silphid beetle
Silpha obscura Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Silpha olivieri Bedel, 1887
Silpha tristis Illiger, 1798Dwarf sand verbena
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

Subnodes of Silphidae with occurrences in Oceania
SubfamilyNicrophorinae
Kirby, 1837
1
14
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySilphinae
Latreille, 1807
9
23
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