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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
999
17279
73737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
994
17258
73681
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
883
16814
72502
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
498
13287
62755
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
137
4461
21671
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
120
4009
18605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
11
772
5468
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Staphylinoidea
Latreille, 1802
Carrion Beetles, Fungus Beetles, Rove Beetles
7
630
4631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySilphidae
Latreille, 1807
Burying And Carrion Beetles, Burying beetles
16
75
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Europe
16 Genera with 75 Species
Ablattaria Reitter, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Aclypea Reitter, 17763SpeciesTaxom
Blitophaga Reitter, 17762SpeciesTaxom
Dendroxena Motschulsky, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Heterosilpha Portevin, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Necrodes Leach, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Necrophila Kirby & Spence, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Necrophorus Fabricius, 180710SpeciesTaxom
Nicrophorus Fabricius, 1807Burying Beetle21SpeciesTaxom
Oiceoptoma Leach, 17584SpeciesTaxom
Palaeosilpha Flach, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Phosphuga Leach, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Ptomascopus Kraatz, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Silpha Linnaeus, 178119SpeciesTaxom
Thanatophilus Leach, 18236SpeciesTaxom
Xylodrepa Thomson, 17721SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Europe
75 Species and 2 Subspecies
Ablattaria laevigata Fabricius, 1775
Ablattaria laevigata laevigata Fabricius, 1775
Aclypea opaca Linnaeus, 1758Beet Carrion Beetle
Aclypea souverbii Fairmaire, 1848
Aclypea undata Müller, 1776
Blitophaga opaca L., 1758Beet carrion beetle
Blitophaga undata Müll., 1776
Dendroxena quadrimaculata Scopoli, 1771Carrion beetle
Heterosilpha ramosa Say, 1823Garden Carrion Beetle
Necrodes littoralis Linnaeus, 1758Shore Sexton Beetle
Necrodes surinamensis Fabricius, 1775Red-lined Carrion Beetle
Necrophila americana Linnaeus, 1758American Carrion Beetle
Necrophorus corsicus Laporte de C..., 1832
Necrophorus fossor Er., 1837
Necrophorus germanicus (L., 1758)⇒ Nicrophorus germanicus Linnaeus, 1758
Necrophorus humator (Gled., 1767)⇒ Nicrophorus humator Gleditsch, 1767
Necrophorus interruptus (Brullé, 1832)⇒ Nicrophorus vestigator Herschel, 1807
Necrophorus investigator (Zett., 1824)⇒ Nicrophorus investigator Zetterstedt, 1824
Necrophorus sepultor (Charp., 1825)⇒ Nicrophorus sepultor Charpentier, 1825
Necrophorus vespillo (L., 1758)⇒ Nicrophorus vespillo Linnaeus, 1758
Necrophorus vespilloides (Hbst., 1783)⇒ Nicrophorus vespilloides Herbst, 1783
Necrophorus vestigator (Herschel, 1807)⇒ Nicrophorus vestigator Herschel, 1807
Nicrophorus antennatus Reitter, 1885
Nicrophorus defodiens Mannerheim, 1846
Nicrophorus fossor Erichson, 1837
Nicrophorus germanicus Linnaeus, 1758
Nicrophorus guttula Motschulsky, 1845Yellow-bellied Burying Beetle
Nicrophorus humator Gleditsch, 1767Black Sexton Beetle
Nicrophorus interruptus (Stephens, 1830)⇒ Nicrophorus fossor Erichson, 1837
Nicrophorus investigator Zetterstedt, 1824Banded Sexton Beetle
Nicrophorus marginatus Fabricius, 1801Margined Burying Beetle
Nicrophorus mexicanus Matthews, 1888
Nicrophorus nigricornis Faldermann, 1835
Nicrophorus nigrita Mannerheim, 1843Arizona cottonwood
Nicrophorus orbicollis Say, 1825Roundneck Sexton Beetle
Nicrophorus pustulatus Herschel, 1807Pustulated Carrion Beetle
Nicrophorus sayi Laporte, 1840Say'S Burying Beetle
Nicrophorus sepulchralis Heer, 1841
Nicrophorus sepultor Charpentier, 1825
Nicrophorus tomentosus Weber, 1801Gold-necked carrion beetle
Nicrophorus vespillo Linnaeus, 1758Common Burying Beetle
Nicrophorus vespilloides Herbst, 1783Boreal Carrion Beetle
Nicrophorus vestigator Herschel, 1807
Oiceoptoma inaequale Fabricius, 1781Ridged Carrion Beetle
Oiceoptoma noveboracense Forster, 1771Margined Carrion Beetle
Oiceoptoma thoracica Linnaeus, 1758
Oiceoptoma thoracicum Linnaeus, 1758Red-breasted Carrion Beetle
Palaeosilpha fraasii K. Flach, 1890
Phosphuga atrata Linnaeus, 1758Black Carrion Beetle
Phosphuga atrata atrata Linnaeus, 1758
Ptomascopus aveyronensis K. Flach, 1890
Silpha atrata (Linnæus, 1758)⇒ Phosphuga atrata atrata Linnaeus, 1758
Silpha carinata Herbst, 1783Silphid beetle
Silpha dispar (Herbst, 1793)⇒ Thanatophilus dispar Herbst, 1793
Silpha granulata (Thunberg, 1794)⇒ Silpha tristis Illiger, 1798
Silpha grossa (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Peltis grossa Linnaeus, 1758
Silpha laevigata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Ablattaria laevigata laevigata Fabricius, 1775
Silpha minuscula Piton & Théo..., 1935
Silpha obscura Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Silpha olivieri Bedel, 1887
Silpha opaca (Linnæus, 1758)⇒ Aclypea opaca Linnaeus, 1758
Silpha puncticollis Lucas, 1846
Silpha quadripunctata (De Geer, 1774)⇒ Dendroxena quadrimaculata Scopoli, 1771
Silpha rugosus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Thanatophilus rugosus Linnaeus, 1758
Silpha sinuatus (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Thanatophilus sinuatus Linnaeus, 1758
Silpha tatrica (Smetana, 1952)⇒ Silpha carinata Herbst, 1783
Silpha thoracicum (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Oiceoptoma thoracicum Linnaeus, 1758
Silpha tricostata O. Heer, 1862
Silpha tristis Illiger, 1798Dwarf sand verbena
Silpha tyrolensis Laicharting, 1781
Thanatophilus dispar Herbst, 1793
Thanatophilus lapponicus Herbst, 1793Northern Carrion Beetle
Thanatophilus rugosus Linnaeus, 1758
Thanatophilus sinuatus Linnaeus, 1758
Thanatophilus terminatus Hummel, 1825
Thanatophilus truncatus Say, 1823
Xylodrepa quadrimaculata Scop., 1772

Subnodes of Silphidae with occurrences in West Europe
SubfamilyNicrophorinae
Kirby, 1837
3
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySilphinae
Latreille, 1807
12
42
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