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Checklist for Subfamily Silphinae Latreille, 1807
and region Germany (North Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
876
10995
42130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
871
10984
42109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
774
10682
41391
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
450
8597
35712
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
124
2798
11540
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
108
2458
9949
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
11
502
2712
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Staphylinoidea
Latreille, 1802
Carrion Beetles, Fungus Beetles, Rove Beetles
7
429
2380
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySilphidae
Latreille, 1807
Burying And Carrion Beetles, Burying beetles
18
68
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySilphinae
Latreille, 1807
14
45
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Germany
14 Genera with 45 Species
Ablattaria Reitter, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Aclypea Reitter, 17763SpeciesTaxom
Allopliosilpha Gersdorf, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Blitophaga Reitter, 17762SpeciesTaxom
Dendroxena Motschulsky, 19693SpeciesTaxom
Heterosilpha Portevin, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Necrodes Leach, 19272SpeciesTaxom
Oiceoptoma Leach, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Oxelytrum Gistl, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Phosphuga Leach, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Pliosilpha Gersdorf, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Silpha Linnaeus, 188519SpeciesTaxom
Thanatophilus Leach, 18235SpeciesTaxom
Xylodrepa Thomson, 18603SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Germany
45 Species and 3 Subspecies
Ablattaria laevigata Fabricius, 1775
Ablattaria laevigata laevigata Fabricius, 1775
Aclypea opaca Linnaeus, 1758Beet Carrion Beetle
Aclypea souverbii Fairmaire, 1848
Aclypea undata Müller, 1776
Allopliosilpha inclavata E. Gersdorf, 1971
Blitophaga opaca L., 1758Beet carrion beetle
Blitophaga undata Müll., 1776
Dendroxena quadrimaculata Scopoli, 1771Carrion beetle
Dendroxena sexcarinata Motschulsky, 1861
Dendroxena sexcarinata pliocaenica Gersdorf, 1969
Heterosilpha ramosa Say, 1823Garden Carrion Beetle
Necrodes littoralis Linnaeus, 1758Shore Sexton Beetle
Necrodes tricostata Hatch, 1927
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
Phosphuga atrata atrata Linnaeus, 1758
Pliosilpha strausi E. Gersdorf, 1969
Silpha atrata (Linnæus, 1758)⇒ Phosphuga atrata atrata Linnaeus, 1758
Silpha carinata Herbst, 1783Silphid beetle
Silpha dispar (Herbst, 1793)⇒ Thanatophilus dispar Herbst, 1793
Silpha grossa (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Peltis grossa Linnaeus, 1758
Silpha laevigata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Ablattaria laevigata laevigata Fabricius, 1775
Silpha obscura Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Silpha olivieri Bedel, 1887
Silpha quadripunctata (De Geer, 1774)⇒ Dendroxena quadrimaculata Scopoli, 1771
Silpha rugosa Linnaeus, 1758
Silpha rugosus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Thanatophilus rugosus Linnaeus, 1758
Silpha sinuata Fabricius, 1775
Silpha stratuum E. F. Germar, 1837
Silpha tenuilythris Weyenbergh, 1869
Silpha thoracica Linnæus, 1758
Silpha thoracicum (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Oiceoptoma thoracicum Linnaeus, 1758
Silpha tricostata O. Heer, 1862
Silpha tristis Illiger, 1798Dwarf sand verbena
Silpha tyrolensis Laicharting, 1781
Silpha unicostata (Reitter, 1885)⇒ Silpha olivieri Bedel, 1887
Thanatophilus dispar Herbst, 1793
Thanatophilus lapponicus Herbst, 1793Northern Carrion Beetle
Thanatophilus rugosus Linnaeus, 1758
Thanatophilus sinuatus Linnaeus, 1758
Thanatophilus truncatus Say, 1823
Xylodrepa quadrimaculata Scop., 1772
Xylodrepa quadripunctata (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Dendroxena quadrimaculata Scopoli, 1771
Xylodrepa sexcarinata Motschulsky, 1860

Subnodes of Silphinae with occurrences in Germany
TribeSilphini
Latreille, 1807
12
40
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Silphinae at artfakta.se
Silphinae at dyntaxa.se
Silphinae at itis.gov