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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
400
4755
15379
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
397
4748
15372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
382
4712
15315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
256
3724
12863
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
65
1244
4883
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
61
1056
3746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
9
342
1651
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Staphylinoidea
Latreille, 1802
Carrion Beetles, Fungus Beetles, Rove Beetles
7
283
1376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySilphidae
Latreille, 1807
Burying And Carrion Beetles, Burying beetles
8
32
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySilphinae
Latreille, 1807
7
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeSilphini
Latreille, 1807
7
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Iran
7 Genera with 20 Species
Ablattaria Reitter, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Aclypea Reitter, 17765SpeciesTaxom
Dendroxena Motschulsky, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Necrodes Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Oiceoptoma Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Silpha Linnaeus, 17989SpeciesTaxom
Thanatophilus Leach, 18255SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Iran
20 Species and 3 Subspecies
Ablattaria cribrata Faldermann, 1835
Aclypea cicatricosa Reitter, 1885
Aclypea opaca Linnaeus, 1758Beet Carrion Beetle
Aclypea pamirensis Jakowlew, 1887
Aclypea turkestanica Ballion, 1870
Aclypea undata Müller, 1776
Dendroxena quadrimaculata Scopoli, 1771Carrion beetle
Necrodes littoralis Linnaeus, 1758Shore Sexton Beetle
Oiceoptoma thoracicum Linnaeus, 1758Red-breasted Carrion Beetle
Silpha arenaria Kraatz, 1876
Silpha atrata (Linnæus, 1758)⇒ Phosphuga atrata atrata Linnaeus, 1758
Silpha atrata atrata Linnaeus, 1758
Silpha cribrata Ménétriés, 1832
Silpha obscura Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Silpha obscura obscura Linnaeus, 1758
Silpha obscura orientalis Brullé, 1832
Silpha rugosus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Thanatophilus rugosus Linnaeus, 1758
Silpha tristis Illiger, 1798Dwarf sand verbena
Thanatophilus ferrugatus Solsky, 1874
Thanatophilus porrectus A. Semenov, 1891
Thanatophilus rugosus Linnaeus, 1758
Thanatophilus sinuatus Linnaeus, 1758
Thanatophilus terminatus Hummel, 1825


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