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Checklist for Family Silphidae Latreille, 1807 (Burying And Carrion Beetles)
and region Queens County (Prince Edward Island, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
308
1573
2271
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
307
1572
2270
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
293
1542
2225
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
217
1349
2018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
56
312
475
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
52
254
326
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
9
59
86
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Staphylinoidea
Latreille, 1802
Carrion Beetles, Fungus Beetles, Rove Beetles
6
42
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySilphidae
Latreille, 1807
Burying And Carrion Beetles, Burying beetles
7
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Queens County (Prince Edward Island)
7 Genera with 10 Species
Aclypea Reitter, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Heterosilpha Portevin, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Necrophila Kirby & Spence, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Nicrophorus Fabricius, 1783Burying Beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Oiceoptoma Leach, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Silpha Linnaeus, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Thanatophilus Leach, 17931SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Queens County (Prince Edward Island)
10 Species
Aclypea opaca Linnaeus, 1758Beet Carrion Beetle
Heterosilpha ramosa Say, 1823Garden Carrion Beetle
Necrophila americana Linnaeus, 1758American Carrion Beetle
Nicrophorus defodiens Mannerheim, 1846
Nicrophorus investigator ♰ Zetterstedt, 1824Banded Sexton Beetle
Nicrophorus pustulatus Herschel, 1807Pustulated Carrion Beetle
Nicrophorus vespilloides Herbst, 1783Boreal Carrion Beetle
Oiceoptoma noveboracense Forster, 1771Margined Carrion Beetle
Silpha tristis Illiger, 1798Dwarf sand verbena
Thanatophilus lapponicus Herbst, 1793Northern Carrion Beetle

Subnodes of Silphidae with occurrences in Queens County (Prince Edward Island)
SubfamilyNicrophorinae
Kirby, 1837
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySilphinae
Latreille, 1807
6
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