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Checklist for Tribe Silphini Latreille, 1807
and region America (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1321
50475
424947
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1315
50409
424765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1179
49568
420027
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
642
38200
347168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
176
14626
135736
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
155
13570
120637
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
14
2258
26165
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Staphylinoidea
Latreille, 1802
Carrion Beetles, Fungus Beetles, Rove Beetles
8
1890
22006
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySilphidae
Latreille, 1807
Burying And Carrion Beetles, Burying beetles
15
113
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySilphinae
Latreille, 1807
12
46
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeSilphini
Latreille, 1807
12
46
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for America
12 Genera with 46 Species
Aclypea Reitter, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Dendroxena Motschulsky, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Heterosilpha Portevin, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Heterotemna Wollaston, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Necrodes Leach, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Necrophila Kirby & Spence, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Oiceoptoma Leach, 19033SpeciesTaxom
Oxelytrum Gistl, 201210SpeciesTaxom
Phosphuga Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ptomaphila Kirby & Spence, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Silpha Linnaeus, 179813SpeciesTaxom
Thanatophilus Leach, 18239SpeciesTaxom


Species list for America
46 Species
Aclypea bituberosa LeConte, 1859Anchor worm
Aclypea opaca Linnaeus, 1758Beet Carrion Beetle
Dendroxena quadrimaculata Scopoli, 1771Carrion beetle
Heterosilpha aenescens Casey, 1886
Heterosilpha ramosa Say, 1823Garden Carrion Beetle
Heterotemna tenuicornis Brullé, 1836
Necrodes primaevus W. Beutenmül..., 1908
Necrodes surinamensis Fabricius, 1775Red-lined Carrion Beetle
Necrophila americana Linnaeus, 1758American Carrion Beetle
Oiceoptoma inaequale Fabricius, 1781Ridged Carrion Beetle
Oiceoptoma noveboracense Forster, 1771Margined Carrion Beetle
Oiceoptoma rugulosum Portevin, 1903
Oxelytrum anticola Guérin-Ménev..., 1855
Oxelytrum apicale Brullé, 1836
Oxelytrum biguttatum Philippi, 1850
Oxelytrum cayennense Stürm, 1826
Oxelytrum discicolle Brullé, 1836
Oxelytrum emarginatum Portevin, 1920
Oxelytrum erythrurum Blanchard, 1840
Oxelytrum lineatocolle Laporte, 1840
Oxelytrum nairoi Amat-García ..., 2014
Oxelytrum selknan Oliva, 2012
Phosphuga atrata Linnaeus, 1758Black Carrion Beetle
Ptomaphila lacrymosa Schreibers, 1802Carrion Beetle
Silpha americana (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Necrophila americana Linnaeus, 1758
Silpha atrata (Linnæus, 1758)⇒ Phosphuga atrata atrata Linnaeus, 1758
Silpha beutenmuelleri H. F. Wickham, 1914
Silpha carinata Herbst, 1783Silphid beetle
Silpha colorata (S. H. Scudder, 1900)⇒ Emmesa colorata Scudder, 1900
Silpha evanescens (Matthews, 1872)⇒ Ptenidium pusillum Gyllenhal, 1808
Silpha grossa (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Peltis grossa Linnaeus, 1758
Silpha laevigata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Ablattaria laevigata laevigata Fabricius, 1775
Silpha lapponicus Thunberg, 1794
Silpha puncticollis Lucas, 1846
Silpha ramosa Say, 1823
Silpha tomentosa (Herbst, 1793)⇒ Aclypea opaca Linnaeus, 1758
Silpha tristis Illiger, 1798Dwarf sand verbena
Thanatophilus baicalicus (Motschulsky, 1860)⇒ Thanatophilus trituberculatus Kirby, 1837
Thanatophilus coloradensis Wickham, 1902
Thanatophilus dispar Herbst, 1793
Thanatophilus graniger Chevrolat, 1833
Thanatophilus lapponicus Herbst, 1793Northern Carrion Beetle
Thanatophilus rugosus Linnaeus, 1758
Thanatophilus sagax Mannerheim, 1853
Thanatophilus trituberculatus Kirby, 1837
Thanatophilus truncatus Say, 1823


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