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Taxonomy of Subfamily Silphinae Latreille, 1807


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		4179
190570
2444470		Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		3816
189502
2439455		Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		3399
186457
2415487		Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		1891
142849
2048615		Families
Genera
Species

Order
 		Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans		592
62779
813516		Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 		Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags		274
54416
687671		Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 		Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
22
8512
135171		Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 		Staphylinoidea
Latreille, 1802
Carrion Beetles, Fungus Beetles, Rove Beetles		12
7401
118107		Families
Genera
Species
FamilySilphidae
Latreille, 1807
Burying And Carrion Beetles, Burying beetles		77
1248		Genera
Species
SubfamilySilphinae
Latreille, 1807
28
694		Genera
Species
Subnodes of Silphinae Latreille, 1807
TribeNecrodini
Portevin, 1926
1
4		Genus
Species
TribeSilphini
Latreille, 1807
15
621		Genera
Species
GenusBlitophaga
Reitter, 1885  ⇒ Aclypea
26Species
GenusCalosilpha
Portevin, 1920  ⇒ Necrophila
10Species
GenusChrysosilpha
Portevin, 1921  ⇒ Necrophila
3Species
GenusDeuterosilpha
Hatch, 1928  ⇒ Necrophila (Deutosilpha)
2Species
GenusEusilpha
Semenov, 1891  ⇒ Necrophila
10Species
GenusHaleosilpha
1Species
GenusKatanecrodes
Schouteden, 1905  ⇒ Oxelytrum
2Species
GenusParanecrodes
Portevin, 1921  ⇒ Oxelytrum
1Species
GenusPhilas
Portevin, 1903  ⇒ Thanatophilus
2Species
GenusProtonecrodes
Portevin, 1922  ⇒ Necrodes (Necrodes)
4Species
GenusSilphosoma
Portevin, 1903  ⇒ Thanatophilus
1Species
GenusXylodrepa
Thomson, 1859  ⇒ Dendroxena
7Species

Synonyms
Necrodeidae (Gistel, 1856)
Necrodini (Portevin, 1926)
Necrodisidae (Gistel, 1848)


Distribution and Species lists of Silphinae Latreille, 1807
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Afghanistan
4 Genera  10 SpeciesAlbania
2 Genera  5 SpeciesAlgeria
5 Genera  13 SpeciesAndorra
1 Genus  2 SpeciesArgentina
2 Genera  8 SpeciesArmenia
7 Genera  17 SpeciesAustralia
7 Genera  16 SpeciesAustria
10 Genera  27 SpeciesAzerbaijan
7 Genera  15 SpeciesBahamas
1 Genus  1 SpeciesBangladesh
2 Genera  2 SpeciesBelarus
2 Genera  5 SpeciesBelgium
10 Genera  21 SpeciesBelize
2 Genera  3 SpeciesBhutan
3 Genera  3 SpeciesBolivia
1 Genus  5 SpeciesBosnia and Herzegovina
3 Genera  4 SpeciesBotswana
1 Genus  1 SpeciesBrazil
1 Genus  4 SpeciesBulgaria
3 Genera  10 SpeciesBurundi
1 Genus  2 SpeciesCambodia
2 Genera  2 SpeciesCanada
7 Genera  13 SpeciesChile
2 Genera  4 SpeciesChina
10 Genera  48 SpeciesColombia
3 Genera  6 SpeciesCosta Rica
1 Genus  1 SpeciesCroatia
6 Genera  12 SpeciesCyprus
2 Genera  2 SpeciesCzech Republic
8 Genera  22 SpeciesDenmark
7 Genera  16 SpeciesEast Timor
1 Genus  1 SpeciesEcuador
1 Genus  3 SpeciesEl Salvador
1 Genus  1 SpeciesEstonia
8 Genera  18 SpeciesEthiopia
1 Genus  1 SpeciesFinland
8 Genera  20 SpeciesFrance
10 Genera  31 SpeciesGabon
1 Genus  2 SpeciesGeorgia
6 Genera  21 SpeciesGermany
14 Genera  45 SpeciesGreece
10 Genera  19 SpeciesGuatemala
1 Genus  1 SpeciesGuyana
1 Genus  1 SpeciesHonduras
1 Genus  1 SpeciesHungary
5 Genera  14 SpeciesIceland
3 Genera  3 SpeciesIndia
7 Genera  23 SpeciesIndonesia
5 Genera  6 SpeciesIran
7 Genera  20 SpeciesIraq
2 Genera  2 SpeciesIreland
8 Genera  13 SpeciesIsrael
4 Genera  5 SpeciesItaly
11 Genera  30 SpeciesIvory Coast
1 Genus  1 SpeciesJapan
10 Genera  23 SpeciesJordan
1 Genus  1 SpeciesKazakhstan
7 Genera  18 SpeciesKenya
1 Genus  1 SpeciesKyrgyzstan
4 Genera  16 SpeciesLaos
3 Genera  7 SpeciesLatvia
7 Genera  10 SpeciesLebanon
1 Genus  1 SpeciesLesotho
1 Genus  2 SpeciesLiberia
1 Genus  1 SpeciesLiechtenstein
2 Genera  4 SpeciesLithuania
4 Genera  8 SpeciesLuxembourg
10 Genera  16 SpeciesMadagascar
2 Genera  6 SpeciesMalaysia
2 Genera  2 SpeciesMalta
1 Genus  1 SpeciesMauritius
2 Genera  2 SpeciesMexico
4 Genera  7 SpeciesMicronesia
1 Genus  2 SpeciesMoldova
1 Genus  2 SpeciesMongolia
8 Genera  22 SpeciesMontenegro
3 Genera  4 SpeciesMorocco
3 Genera  6 SpeciesMozambique
1 Genus  1 SpeciesMyanmar
3 Genera  3 SpeciesNamibia
1 Genus  1 SpeciesNauru
1 Genus  2 SpeciesNepal
6 Genera  15 SpeciesNetherlands
11 Genera  30 SpeciesNicaragua
1 Genus  1 SpeciesNorth Korea
3 Genera  3 SpeciesNorway
11 Genera  26 SpeciesPakistan
5 Genera  7 SpeciesPalestine
1 Genus  1 SpeciesPanama
1 Genus  2 SpeciesPapua New Guinea
2 Genera  2 SpeciesParaguay
2 Genera  3 SpeciesPeru
1 Genus  4 SpeciesPhilippines
2 Genera  2 SpeciesPoland
8 Genera  23 SpeciesPortugal
5 Genera  12 SpeciesRepublic South Africa
4 Genera  7 SpeciesRomania
8 Genera  18 SpeciesRussia
10 Genera  41 SpeciesRwanda
1 Genus  1 SpeciesSaint Vincent and the Grenadines
1 Genus  1 SpeciesSan Marino
1 Genus  1 SpeciesSaudi Arabia
1 Genus  1 SpeciesSerbia
6 Genera  10 SpeciesSierra Leone
1 Genus  2 SpeciesSlovakia
8 Genera  19 SpeciesSlovenia
3 Genera  7 SpeciesSouth Korea
11 Genera  18 SpeciesSpain
9 Genera  28 SpeciesSri Lanka
2 Genera  2 SpeciesSweden
12 Genera  32 SpeciesSwitzerland
8 Genera  18 SpeciesSyria
4 Genera  4 SpeciesTaiwan
7 Genera  11 SpeciesTajikistan
4 Genera  13 SpeciesTanzania
2 Genera  4 SpeciesThailand
2 Genera  5 SpeciesTunisia
2 Genera  6 SpeciesTurkey
7 Genera  15 SpeciesTurkmenistan
5 Genera  16 SpeciesUkraine
6 Genera  12 SpeciesUnited Kingdom
10 Genera  23 SpeciesUruguay
1 Genus  2 SpeciesUSA
11 Genera  33 SpeciesUzbekistan
4 Genera  13 SpeciesVenezuela
1 Genus  2 SpeciesVietnam
3 Genera  5 SpeciesYemen
1 Genus  1 SpeciesZambia
1 Genus  1 SpeciesZimbabwe
1 Genus  1 Species


Distribution on islands
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Alnön
1 Genus  1 SpeciesAnholt
1 Genus  1 SpeciesAzores
2 Genera  2 SpeciesClarke Island
1 Genus  1 SpeciesEgilsay
1 Genus  1 SpeciesFårö (Denmark)
3 Genera  5 SpeciesHebrides
4 Genera  6 SpeciesInner Hebrides
2 Genera  2 SpeciesLa Palma
1 Genus  1 SpeciesMacaronesia
4 Genera  6 SpeciesNorthern Isles
1 Genus  1 SpeciesNorthern Orkney Islands
1 Genus  1 SpeciesOrkney Islands
1 Genus  1 SpeciesOuter Hebrides
2 Genera  4 SpeciesPuhtu
2 Genera  3 SpeciesRügen
1 Genus  1 SpeciesRuhnu
2 Genera  3 SpeciesSkye
2 Genera  2 SpeciesSouth Ronaldsay
1 Genus  1 SpeciesSouthern Orkney Islands
1 Genus  1 SpeciesTenerife
2 Genera  3 SpeciesUist
2 Genera  4 SpeciesVancouver Island
1 Genus  1 Species


Found in fossile formations
Florissant Fossil Beds
2 Genera  3 SpeciesGreen River Formation
1 Genus  1 SpeciesRott Formation
1 Genus  1 Species


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