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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
775
14516
48948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
773
14509
48939
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
728
14308
48425
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
449
11411
41055
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
125
4718
16774
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
115
4346
14993
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
8
783
3668
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Staphylinoidea
Latreille, 1802
Carrion Beetles, Fungus Beetles, Rove Beetles
6
649
3055
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySilphidae
Latreille, 1807
Burying And Carrion Beetles, Burying beetles
3
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern South America
3 Genera with 17 Species
Nicrophorus Fabricius, 1842Burying Beetle8SpeciesTaxom
Oxelytrum Gistl, 20128SpeciesTaxom
Thanatophilus Leach, 18231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern South America
17 Species
Nicrophorus carolinus Linnaeus, 1771
Nicrophorus chilensis Philippi, 1871
Nicrophorus didymus Brullé, 1836
Nicrophorus guttula Motschulsky, 1845Yellow-bellied Burying Beetle
Nicrophorus marginatus Fabricius, 1801Margined Burying Beetle
Nicrophorus olidus Matthews, 1888
Nicrophorus quadrimaculatus Matthews, 1888
Nicrophorus scrutator Blanchard, 1842
Oxelytrum anticola Guérin-Ménev..., 1855
Oxelytrum apicale Brullé, 1836
Oxelytrum biguttatum Philippi, 1850
Oxelytrum cayennense Stürm, 1826
Oxelytrum discicolle Brullé, 1836
Oxelytrum erythrurum Blanchard, 1840
Oxelytrum lineatocolle Laporte, 1840
Oxelytrum selknan Oliva, 2012
Thanatophilus truncatus Say, 1823

Subnodes of Silphidae with occurrences in Southern South America
SubfamilyNicrophorinae
Kirby, 1837
1
8
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySilphinae
Latreille, 1807
2
9
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