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Checklist for Family Silphidae Latreille, 1807 (Burying And Carrion Beetles)
and region Switzerland (West Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
519
5821
17620
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
517
5819
17618
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
494
5734
17452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
321
4726
15307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
99
1857
6218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
90
1677
5290
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
10
349
1665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Staphylinoidea
Latreille, 1802
Carrion Beetles, Fungus Beetles, Rove Beetles
7
295
1464
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySilphidae
Latreille, 1807
Burying And Carrion Beetles, Burying beetles
10
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Switzerland
10 Genera with 30 Species
Ablattaria Reitter, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Blitophaga Reitter, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Dendroxena Motschulsky, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Necrodes Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Necrophorus Fabricius, 17834SpeciesTaxom
Nicrophorus Fabricius, 1783Burying Beetle8SpeciesTaxom
Oiceoptoma Leach, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Phosphuga Leach, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Silpha Linnaeus, 17819SpeciesTaxom
Thanatophilus Leach, 17582SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Switzerland
30 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ablattaria laevigata Fabricius, 1775
Blitophaga opaca L., 1758Beet carrion beetle
Dendroxena quadrimaculata Scopoli, 1771Carrion beetle
Necrodes littoralis Linnaeus, 1758Shore 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, 1767Black Sexton Beetle
Nicrophorus investigator Zetterstedt, 1824Banded Sexton Beetle
Nicrophorus nigricornis Faldermann, 1835
Nicrophorus sepulchralis Heer, 1841
Nicrophorus tomentosus Weber, 1801Gold-necked carrion beetle
Nicrophorus vespillo Linnaeus, 1758Common Burying Beetle
Nicrophorus vespilloides Herbst, 1783Boreal Carrion Beetle
Oiceoptoma noveboracense Forster, 1771Margined Carrion Beetle
Oiceoptoma thoracicum Linnaeus, 1758Red-breasted Carrion Beetle
Phosphuga atrata Linnaeus, 1758Black Carrion Beetle
Phosphuga atrata atrata Linnaeus, 1758
Silpha atrata (Linnæus, 1758)⇒ Phosphuga atrata atrata Linnaeus, 1758
Silpha carinata Herbst, 1783Silphid beetle
Silpha grossa (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Peltis grossa Linnaeus, 1758
Silpha obscura Linnaeus, 1758Gray 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, 1798Dwarf sand verbena
Silpha tyrolensis Laicharting, 1781
Thanatophilus rugosus Linnaeus, 1758
Thanatophilus sinuatus Linnaeus, 1758

Subnodes of Silphidae with occurrences in Switzerland
SubfamilyNicrophorinae
Kirby, 1837
1
8
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySilphinae
Latreille, 1807
8
18
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