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Checklist for Tribe Silphini Latreille, 1807
and region Europe (Eurasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1408
35417
222091
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1401
35364
221754
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1211
34497
219210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
647
26961
190296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
169
9191
59961
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
143
8084
50035
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
12
1717
16155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Staphylinoidea
Latreille, 1802
Carrion Beetles, Fungus Beetles, Rove Beetles
7
1472
14264
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySilphidae
Latreille, 1807
Burying And Carrion Beetles, Burying beetles
25
153
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySilphinae
Latreille, 1807
17
91
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeSilphini
Latreille, 1807
15
84
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Europe
15 Genera with 84 Species
Ablattaria Reitter, 19054SpeciesTaxom
Aclypea Reitter, 18948SpeciesTaxom
Allopliosilpha Gersdorf, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Dendroxena Motschulsky, 19694SpeciesTaxom
Heterosilpha Portevin, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Heterotemna Wollaston, 18363SpeciesTaxom
Necrodes Leach, 19273SpeciesTaxom
Necrophila Kirby & Spence, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Oiceoptoma Leach, 17586SpeciesTaxom
Oxelytrum Gistl, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Phosphuga Leach, 18173SpeciesTaxom
Pliosilpha Gersdorf, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Ptomaphila Kirby & Spence, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Silpha Linnaeus, 188540SpeciesTaxom
Thanatophilus Leach, 199414SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Europe
84 Species and 8 Subspecies
Ablattaria arenaria Kraatz, 1876
Ablattaria laevigata Fabricius, 1775
Ablattaria laevigata laevigata Fabricius, 1775
Ablattaria subtriangula Reitter, 1905
Aclypea bicarinata Gebler, 1830
Aclypea bituberosa LeConte, 1859Anchor worm
Aclypea opaca Linnaeus, 1758Beet Carrion Beetle
Aclypea reitteri Portevin, 1926
Aclypea sericea Zoubkoff, 1833
Aclypea souverbii Fairmaire, 1848
Aclypea undata Müller, 1776
Aclypea vetusta A.M.�omnick..., 1894
Allopliosilpha inclavata E. Gersdorf, 1971
Dendroxena quadrimaculata Scopoli, 1771Carrion beetle
Dendroxena quadripunctata (Schreber, 1759)⇒ Dendroxena quadrimaculata Scopoli, 1771
Dendroxena sexcarinata Motschulsky, 1861
Dendroxena sexcarinata pliocaenica Gersdorf, 1969
Heterosilpha aenescens Casey, 1886
Heterosilpha ramosa Say, 1823Garden Carrion Beetle
Heterotemna britoi García & Pér..., 1996
Heterotemna figurata Brullé, 1839
Heterotemna tenuicornis Brullé, 1836
Necrodes littoralis Linnaeus, 1758Shore Sexton Beetle
Necrodes surinamensis Fabricius, 1775Red-lined Carrion Beetle
Necrodes tricostata Hatch, 1927
Necrophila americana Linnaeus, 1758American Carrion Beetle
Oiceoptoma inaequale Fabricius, 1781Ridged Carrion Beetle
Oiceoptoma noveboracense Forster, 1771Margined Carrion Beetle
Oiceoptoma rugulosum Portevin, 1903
Oiceoptoma subrufum Lewis, 1888
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
Phosphuga atrata subrotundata Leach, 1817
Pliosilpha strausi E. Gersdorf, 1969
Ptomaphila lacrymosa Schreibers, 1802Carrion Beetle
Silpha alpestris Kraatz, 1876
Silpha arenaria Kraatz, 1876
Silpha atrata (Linnæus, 1758)⇒ Phosphuga atrata atrata Linnaeus, 1758
Silpha atrata atrata Linnaeus, 1758
Silpha atrata subrotundata Leach, 1817
Silpha capicola Péringuey, 1888
Silpha carinata Herbst, 1783Silphid beetle
Silpha cribrata Ménétriés, 1832
Silpha deplanata Heer, 1870
Silpha dispar (Herbst, 1793)⇒ Thanatophilus dispar Herbst, 1793
Silpha granulata (Thunberg, 1794)⇒ Silpha tristis Illiger, 1798
Silpha grossa (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Peltis grossa Linnaeus, 1758
Silpha laevigata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Ablattaria laevigata laevigata Fabricius, 1775
Silpha lapponicus Thunberg, 1794
Silpha minuscula Piton & Théo..., 1935
Silpha oblonga (Sulzer, 1776)⇒ Grynocharis oblonga Linnaeus, 1758
Silpha obscura Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Silpha obscura obscura Linnaeus, 1758
Silpha obscura orientalis Brullé, 1832
Silpha obsoleta O. Heer, 1847
Silpha olivieri Bedel, 1887
Silpha opaca (Linnæus, 1758)⇒ Aclypea opaca Linnaeus, 1758
Silpha perforata Gebler, 1832
Silpha puncticollis Lucas, 1846
Silpha quadripunctata (De Geer, 1774)⇒ Dendroxena quadrimaculata Scopoli, 1771
Silpha ruficornis (Marsham, 1802)⇒ Atomaria testacea Stephens, 1830
Silpha rugosa Linnaeus, 1758
Silpha rugosus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Thanatophilus rugosus Linnaeus, 1758
Silpha sinuata Fabricius, 1775
Silpha sinuatus (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Thanatophilus sinuatus Linnaeus, 1758
Silpha stratuum E. F. Germar, 1837
Silpha subtriangula Reitter, 1905
Silpha tatrica (Smetana, 1952)⇒ Silpha carinata Herbst, 1783
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 baicalicus (Motschulsky, 1860)⇒ Thanatophilus trituberculatus Kirby, 1837
Thanatophilus capensis Boheman, 1858
Thanatophilus dispar Herbst, 1793
Thanatophilus ferrugatus Solsky, 1874
Thanatophilus lapponicus Herbst, 1793Northern Carrion Beetle
Thanatophilus latericarinatus Motschulsky, 1860
Thanatophilus ruficornis Küster, 1851
Thanatophilus rugosus Linnaeus, 1758
Thanatophilus sagax Mannerheim, 1853
Thanatophilus sinuatus Linnaeus, 1758
Thanatophilus terminatus Hummel, 1825
Thanatophilus trituberculatus Kirby, 1837
Thanatophilus truncatus Say, 1823
Thanatophilus uralensis Kozminykh, 1994


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