AntsAntsArachnidsArachnids
BeesBeesBeetlesBeetles
BookliceBookliceBugsBugs
BumblebeesBumblebeesButterfliesButterflies
CicadasCicadasCrane fliesCrane flies
DragonfliesDragonfliesEarwigsEarwigs
FliesFliesIsopodsIsopods
LocustsLocustsMantisesMantises
MayfliesMayfliesMosquitoesMosquitoes
MyriapodsMyriapodsNet-wingedNet-winged
Plant-parasiticPlant-parasiticScorpion fliesScorpion flies
TermitesTermitesWaspsWasps
INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT
Home Arthropoda Imprint Contact
TAXFAMGENSPESUB
Checklist for Family Silphidae Latreille, 1807 (Burying And Carrion Beetles)
and region West Germany (Germany)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
689
6869
20473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
686
6864
20468
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
615
6657
19979
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
373
5421
17205
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
108
1911
6970
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
94
1701
6038
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
11
405
1927
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Staphylinoidea
Latreille, 1802
Carrion Beetles, Fungus Beetles, Rove Beetles
7
344
1678
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySilphidae
Latreille, 1807
Burying And Carrion Beetles, Burying beetles
16
47
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Germany
16 Genera with 47 Species
Ablattaria Reitter, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Aclypea Reitter, 17762SpeciesTaxom
Allopliosilpha Gersdorf, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Blitophaga Reitter, 17762SpeciesTaxom
Dendroxena Motschulsky, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Heterosilpha Portevin, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Necrodes Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Necrophorus Fabricius, 18078SpeciesTaxom
Nicrophorus Fabricius, 1807Burying Beetle8SpeciesTaxom
Oiceoptoma Leach, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Oxelytrum Gistl, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Phosphuga Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pliosilpha Gersdorf, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Silpha Linnaeus, 178110SpeciesTaxom
Thanatophilus Leach, 18235SpeciesTaxom
Xylodrepa Thomson, 18601SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Germany
47 Species
Ablattaria laevigata Fabricius, 1775
Aclypea opaca Linnaeus, 1758Beet Carrion Beetle
Aclypea undata Müller, 1776
Allopliosilpha inclavata E. Gersdorf, 1971
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
Necrophorus fossor Er., 1837
Necrophorus germanicus (L., 1758)⇒ Nicrophorus germanicus Linnaeus, 1758
Necrophorus humator (Gled., 1767)⇒ Nicrophorus humator Gleditsch, 1767
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 germanicus Linnaeus, 1758
Nicrophorus humator Gleditsch, 1767Black Sexton Beetle
Nicrophorus interruptus (Stephens, 1830)⇒ Nicrophorus fossor Erichson, 1837
Nicrophorus investigator Zetterstedt, 1824Banded Sexton Beetle
Nicrophorus pliozaenicus Gersdorf, 1969
Nicrophorus vespillo Linnaeus, 1758Common Burying Beetle
Nicrophorus vespilloides Herbst, 1783Boreal Carrion Beetle
Nicrophorus vestigator Herschel, 1807
Oiceoptoma noveboracense Forster, 1771Margined Carrion Beetle
Oiceoptoma thoracica Linnaeus, 1758
Oiceoptoma thoracicum Linnaeus, 1758Red-breasted Carrion Beetle
Oxelytrum discicolle Brullé, 1836
Phosphuga atrata Linnaeus, 1758Black Carrion Beetle
Pliosilpha strausi E. Gersdorf, 1969
Silpha atrata (Linnæus, 1758)⇒ Phosphuga atrata atrata Linnaeus, 1758
Silpha carinata Herbst, 1783Silphid beetle
Silpha grossa (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Peltis grossa Linnaeus, 1758
Silpha laevigata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Ablattaria laevigata laevigata Fabricius, 1775
Silpha obscura Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Silpha stratuum E. F. Germar, 1837
Silpha tenuilythris Weyenbergh, 1869
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 truncatus Say, 1823
Xylodrepa sexcarinata Motschulsky, 1860

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

Taxom

SubfamilySilphinae
Latreille, 1807
14
31
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