Checklist of Family Silphidae Latreille, 1807 (Burying And Carrion Beetles)
for Switzerland (West Europe)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 517
5754
17439 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 515
5752
17437 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 492
5665
17269 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 320
4668
15144 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 98
1837
6158 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 89
1656
5231 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
| 10
350
1660 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Staphylinoidea
Latreille, 1802
Carrion Beetles, Fungus Beetles, Rove Beetles | 7
297
1464 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Silphidae
Latreille, 1807
Burying And Carrion Beetles, Burying beetles | 10
31 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Switzerland
10 Genera with 31 Species | Ablattaria Reitter, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Blitophaga Reitter, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dendroxena Motschulsky, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Necrodes Leach, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Necrophorus Fabricius, 1783 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Nicrophorus Fabricius, 1783 | Burying Beetle | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Oiceoptoma Leach, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phosphuga Leach, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Silpha Linnaeus, 1781 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Thanatophilus Leach, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Switzerland
31 Species and 1 Subspecies | Ablattaria laevigata Fabricius, 1775 | | | Blitophaga opaca L., 1758 | Beet carrion beetle | | Dendroxena quadrimaculata Scopoli, 1771 | Carrion beetle | | Necrodes littoralis Linnaeus, 1758 | Shore Sexton Beetle | | Necrophorus humator (Gled., 1767) | ⇒ Nicrophorus humator Gleditsch, 1767 | | Necrophorus investigator (Zett., 1824) | ⇒ Nicrophorus investigator Zetterstedt, 1824 | | Necrophorus vespillo (L., 1758) | ⇒ Nicrophorus vespillo Linnaeus, 1758 | | Necrophorus vespilloides (Hbst., 1783) | ⇒ Nicrophorus vespilloides Herbst, 1783 | | Nicrophorus defodiens Mannerheim, 1846 | | | Nicrophorus humator Gleditsch, 1767 | Black Sexton Beetle | | Nicrophorus investigator ♰ Zetterstedt, 1824 | Banded Sexton Beetle | | Nicrophorus nigricornis Faldermann, 1835 | | | Nicrophorus orbicollis Say, 1825 | Roundneck Sexton Beetle | | Nicrophorus pustulatus Herschel, 1807 | Pustulated Carrion Beetle | | Nicrophorus sepulchralis Heer, 1841 | | | Nicrophorus tomentosus Weber, 1801 | Gold-necked carrion beetle | | Nicrophorus vespillo Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Burying Beetle | | Nicrophorus vespilloides Herbst, 1783 | Boreal Carrion Beetle | | Oiceoptoma thoracicum Linnaeus, 1758 | Red-breasted Carrion Beetle | | Phosphuga atrata Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Carrion Beetle | | Phosphuga atrata atrata Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Silpha atrata (Linnæus, 1758) | ⇒ Phosphuga atrata atrata Linnaeus, 1758 | | Silpha carinata Herbst, 1783 | Silphid beetle | | Silpha grossa (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Peltis grossa Linnaeus, 1758 | | Silpha obscura Linnaeus, 1758 | Gray bushmallow | | Silpha rugosus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Thanatophilus rugosus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Silpha thoracicum (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Oiceoptoma thoracicum Linnaeus, 1758 | | Silpha tricostata ♰ O. Heer, 1862 | | | Silpha tristis Illiger, 1798 | Dwarf sand verbena | | Silpha tyrolensis Laicharting, 1781 | | | Thanatophilus rugosus Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Thanatophilus sinuatus Linnaeus, 1758 | |
Subnodes of Silphidae with occurrences in Switzerland
 | | Silphidae (Latreille 1807) |
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