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Checklist for Family Silphidae Latreille, 1807 (Burying And Carrion Beetles)
and region South America (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1015
31826
191976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1012
31805
191924
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
929
31274
189459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
543
24019
154741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
149
9575
64497
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
132
8867
57388
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
10
1383
11251
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Staphylinoidea
Latreille, 1802
Carrion Beetles, Fungus Beetles, Rove Beetles
6
1117
9072
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySilphidae
Latreille, 1807
Burying And Carrion Beetles, Burying beetles
7
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South America
7 Genera with 29 Species
Heterotemna Wollaston, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Necrodes Leach, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Nicrophorus Fabricius, 1842Burying Beetle11SpeciesTaxom
Oiceoptoma Leach, 17712SpeciesTaxom
Oxelytrum Gistl, 201210SpeciesTaxom
Ptomascopus Kraatz, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Thanatophilus Leach, 18233SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South America
29 Species
Heterotemna tenuicornis Brullé, 1836
Necrodes surinamensis Fabricius, 1775Red-lined Carrion Beetle
Nicrophorus carolinus Linnaeus, 1771
Nicrophorus chilensis Philippi, 1871
Nicrophorus didymus Brullé, 1836
Nicrophorus investigator Zetterstedt, 1824Banded Sexton Beetle
Nicrophorus marginatus Fabricius, 1801Margined Burying Beetle
Nicrophorus mexicanus Matthews, 1888
Nicrophorus nigrita Mannerheim, 1843Arizona cottonwood
Nicrophorus olidus Matthews, 1888
Nicrophorus pustulatus Herschel, 1807Pustulated Carrion Beetle
Nicrophorus quadrimaculatus Matthews, 1888
Nicrophorus scrutator Blanchard, 1842
Oiceoptoma inaequale Fabricius, 1781Ridged Carrion Beetle
Oiceoptoma noveboracense Forster, 1771Margined Carrion Beetle
Oxelytrum anticola Guérin-Ménev..., 1855
Oxelytrum apicale Brullé, 1836
Oxelytrum biguttatum Philippi, 1850
Oxelytrum cayennense Stürm, 1826
Oxelytrum discicolle Brullé, 1836
Oxelytrum emarginatum Portevin, 1920
Oxelytrum erythrurum Blanchard, 1840
Oxelytrum lineatocolle Laporte, 1840
Oxelytrum nairoi Amat-García ..., 2014
Oxelytrum selknan Oliva, 2012
Ptomascopus morio Kraatz, 1877
Thanatophilus dispar Herbst, 1793
Thanatophilus graniger Chevrolat, 1833
Thanatophilus truncatus Say, 1823

Subnodes of Silphidae with occurrences in South America
SubfamilyNicrophorinae
Kirby, 1837
2
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySilphinae
Latreille, 1807
5
17
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