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Checklist for Tribe Silphini Latreille, 1807
and region East Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
743
20447
107483
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
739
20429
107440
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
708
20177
106478
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
435
15998
93602
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
119
6705
38199
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
108
6059
32317
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
11
1186
9498
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Staphylinoidea
Latreille, 1802
Carrion Beetles, Fungus Beetles, Rove Beetles
7
992
8214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySilphidae
Latreille, 1807
Burying And Carrion Beetles, Burying beetles
5
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySilphinae
Latreille, 1807
4
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeSilphini
Latreille, 1807
4
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for East Africa
4 Genera with 13 Species
Aclypea Reitter, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Dendroxena Motschulsky, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Silpha Linnaeus, 17987SpeciesTaxom
Thanatophilus Leach, 18534SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Africa
13 Species
Aclypea opaca Linnaeus, 1758Beet Carrion Beetle
Dendroxena quadrimaculata Scopoli, 1771Carrion beetle
Silpha atrata (Linnæus, 1758)⇒ Phosphuga atrata atrata Linnaeus, 1758
Silpha carinata Herbst, 1783Silphid beetle
Silpha francoisi Dierkens, 2020
Silpha laevigata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Ablattaria laevigata laevigata Fabricius, 1775
Silpha lata Portevin, 1920
Silpha olivieri Bedel, 1887
Silpha tristis Illiger, 1798Dwarf sand verbena
Thanatophilus lapponicus Herbst, 1793Northern Carrion Beetle
Thanatophilus metallescens Fairmaire, 1887
Thanatophilus micans Fabricius, 1794
Thanatophilus sagax Mannerheim, 1853


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