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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
515
6472
18489
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
511
6460
18472
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
490
6393
18333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
330
5175
15651
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
94
1952
6655
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
87
1717
5502
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
10
405
1326
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Staphylinoidea
Latreille, 1802
Carrion Beetles, Fungus Beetles, Rove Beetles
7
346
1144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySilphidae
Latreille, 1807
Burying And Carrion Beetles, Burying beetles
10
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South Italy
10 Genera with 18 Species
Ablattaria Reitter, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Aclypea Reitter, 17762SpeciesTaxom
Heterosilpha Portevin, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Necrodes Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Nicrophorus Fabricius, 1783Burying Beetle5SpeciesTaxom
Oiceoptoma Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Phosphuga Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Silpha Linnaeus, 17832SpeciesTaxom
Thanatophilus Leach, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Xylodrepa Thomson, 17721SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Italy
18 Species
Ablattaria laevigata Fabricius, 1775
Aclypea opaca Linnaeus, 1758Beet Carrion Beetle
Aclypea undata Müller, 1776
Heterosilpha aenescens Casey, 1886
Heterosilpha ramosa Say, 1823Garden Carrion Beetle
Necrodes littoralis Linnaeus, 1758Shore Sexton Beetle
Nicrophorus germanicus Linnaeus, 1758
Nicrophorus interruptus (Stephens, 1830)⇒ Nicrophorus fossor Erichson, 1837
Nicrophorus investigator Zetterstedt, 1824Banded Sexton Beetle
Nicrophorus vespillo Linnaeus, 1758Common Burying Beetle
Nicrophorus vespilloides Herbst, 1783Boreal Carrion Beetle
Oiceoptoma thoracicum Linnaeus, 1758Red-breasted Carrion Beetle
Phosphuga atrata Linnaeus, 1758Black Carrion Beetle
Silpha atrata (Linnæus, 1758)⇒ Phosphuga atrata atrata Linnaeus, 1758
Silpha carinata Herbst, 1783Silphid beetle
Thanatophilus rugosus Linnaeus, 1758
Thanatophilus sinuatus Linnaeus, 1758
Xylodrepa quadrimaculata Scop., 1772

Subnodes of Silphidae with occurrences in South Italy
SubfamilyNicrophorinae
Kirby, 1837
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySilphinae
Latreille, 1807
9
13
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