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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
696
12064
41018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
693
12055
41003
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
664
11905
40649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
434
9807
35125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
130
3704
14154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
119
3331
11800
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
12
622
3418
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Staphylinoidea
Latreille, 1802
Carrion Beetles, Fungus Beetles, Rove Beetles
7
522
3103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySilphidae
Latreille, 1807
Burying And Carrion Beetles, Burying beetles
12
36
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySilphinae
Latreille, 1807
10
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeSilphini
Latreille, 1807
7
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Japan
7 Genera with 21 Species
Dendroxena Motschulsky, 03SpeciesTaxom
Necrodes Leach, 18753SpeciesTaxom
Necrophila Kirby & Spence, 18624SpeciesTaxom
Oiceoptoma Leach, 17584SpeciesTaxom
Phosphuga Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Silpha Linnaeus, 18325SpeciesTaxom
Thanatophilus Leach, 17584SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Japan
21 Species and 3 Subspecies
Dendroxena quadrimaculata Scopoli, 1771Carrion beetle
Dendroxena sexcarinata Motschulsky, 1861
Dendroxena sexcarinata sexcarinata
Necrodes asiaticus (Portevin, 1922)⇒ Necrodes littoralis Linnaeus, 1758
Necrodes littoralis Linnaeus, 1758Shore Sexton Beetle
Necrodes nigricornis Harold, 1875
Necrophila brunnicollis Kraatz, 1877
Necrophila jakowlewi Semenov, 1891
Necrophila jakowlewi similator Shibata, 1969
Necrophila japonica Motschulsky, 1862
Oiceoptoma inaequale Fabricius, 1781Ridged Carrion Beetle
Oiceoptoma nigropunctatum Lewis, 1888
Oiceoptoma subrufum Lewis, 1888
Oiceoptoma thoracicum Linnaeus, 1758Red-breasted Carrion Beetle
Phosphuga atrata Linnaeus, 1758Black Carrion Beetle
Silpha atrata (Linnæus, 1758)⇒ Phosphuga atrata atrata Linnaeus, 1758
Silpha atrata atrata Linnaeus, 1758
Silpha humator (Gleditsch, 1767)⇒ Nicrophorus humator Gleditsch, 1767
Silpha longicornis Portevin, 1926
Silpha perforata Gebler, 1832
Thanatophilus auripilosus (Portevin, 1905)⇒ Thanatophilus sinuatus Linnaeus, 1758
Thanatophilus rugosus Linnaeus, 1758
Thanatophilus sachalinicus Kieseritzky, 1909
Thanatophilus sinuatus Linnaeus, 1758


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