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Checklist for Family Silphidae Latreille, 1807 (Burying And Carrion Beetles)
and region Taiwan (East Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
650
12552
43810
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
648
12549
43801
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
622
12414
43343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
402
9699
34661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
112
3405
12308
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
105
3138
11411
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
8
550
2480
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Staphylinoidea
Latreille, 1802
Carrion Beetles, Fungus Beetles, Rove Beetles
6
460
2213
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySilphidae
Latreille, 1807
Burying And Carrion Beetles, Burying beetles
9
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Taiwan
9 Genera with 17 Species
Calosilpha Portevin, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Diamesus Hope, 18252SpeciesTaxom
Eusilpha Semenov, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Necrodes Leach, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Necrophila Kirby & Spence, 18623SpeciesTaxom
Nicrophorus Fabricius, 1877Burying Beetle5SpeciesTaxom
Oiceoptoma Leach, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Ptomascopus Kraatz, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Thanatophilus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Taiwan
17 Species
Calosilpha cyaneocephala Portevin, 1914
Diamesus bimaculatus Portevin, 1914
Diamesus osculans Vigors, 1825
Eusilpha japonica Motschulsky, 1862
Necrodes nigricornis Harold, 1875
Necrophila brunnicollis Kraatz, 1877
Necrophila cyaneocephala Portevin, 1914
Necrophila japonica Motschulsky, 1862
Nicrophorus concolor Kraatz, 1877
Nicrophorus humator Gleditsch, 1767Black Sexton Beetle
Nicrophorus japonicus Harold, 1877Birthworts
Nicrophorus nepalensis Hope, 1831
Nicrophorus quadripunctatus Kraatz, 1877
Oiceoptoma nakabayashii Miwa, 1937
Oiceoptoma thoracicum Linnaeus, 1758Red-breasted Carrion Beetle
Ptomascopus morio Kraatz, 1877
Thanatophilus sinuatus Linnaeus, 1758

Subnodes of Silphidae with occurrences in Taiwan
SubfamilyNicrophorinae
Kirby, 1837
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySilphinae
Latreille, 1807
7
11
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