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Checklist for Family Silphidae Latreille, 1807 (Burying And Carrion Beetles)
and region Tokyo (Kanto, Japan)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
309
2671
3849
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
309
2671
3849
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
293
2611
3768
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
199
2243
3278
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
65
823
1183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
59
709
912
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
8
83
109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Staphylinoidea
Latreille, 1802
Carrion Beetles, Fungus Beetles, Rove Beetles
5
50
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySilphidae
Latreille, 1807
Burying And Carrion Beetles, Burying beetles
7
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tokyo
7 Genera with 12 Species
Eusilpha Semenov, 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Necrodes Leach, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Necrophila Kirby & Spence, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Nicrophorus Fabricius, 1877Burying Beetle5SpeciesTaxom
Oiceoptoma Leach, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Ptomascopus Kraatz, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Thanatophilus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tokyo
12 Species
Necrodes littoralis Linnaeus, 1758Shore Sexton Beetle
Necrodes nigricornis Harold, 1875
Necrophila japonica Motschulsky, 1862
Nicrophorus concolor Kraatz, 1877
Nicrophorus japonicus Harold, 1877Birthworts
Nicrophorus maculifrons Kraatz, 1877
Nicrophorus nigricornis Faldermann, 1835
Nicrophorus quadripunctatus Kraatz, 1877
Oiceoptoma inaequale Fabricius, 1781Ridged Carrion Beetle
Oiceoptoma subrufum Lewis, 1888
Ptomascopus morio Kraatz, 1877
Thanatophilus sinuatus Linnaeus, 1758

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

Taxom

SubfamilySilphinae
Latreille, 1807
5
6
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