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Checklist for Tribe Silphini Latreille, 1807
and region Nearctic (Ecozones)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
710
14615
110890
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
705
14586
110836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
679
14388
109553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
443
11556
91607
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
129
3809
32267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
118
3482
27089
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
10
727
5676
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Staphylinoidea
Latreille, 1802
Carrion Beetles, Fungus Beetles, Rove Beetles
7
635
4889
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySilphidae
Latreille, 1807
Burying And Carrion Beetles, Burying beetles
8
31
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySilphinae
Latreille, 1807
7
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeSilphini
Latreille, 1807
7
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nearctic
7 Genera with 15 Species
Aclypea Reitter, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Heterosilpha Portevin, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Necrodes Leach, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Necrophila Kirby & Spence, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Oiceoptoma Leach, 19033SpeciesTaxom
Oxelytrum Gistl, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Thanatophilus Leach, 18235SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nearctic
15 Species
Aclypea bituberosa LeConte, 1859Anchor worm
Aclypea opaca Linnaeus, 1758Beet Carrion Beetle
Heterosilpha aenescens Casey, 1886
Heterosilpha ramosa Say, 1823Garden Carrion Beetle
Necrodes surinamensis Fabricius, 1775Red-lined Carrion Beetle
Necrophila americana Linnaeus, 1758American Carrion Beetle
Oiceoptoma inaequalis Fabricius, 1781
Oiceoptoma noveboracensis Forster, 1771
Oiceoptoma rugulosa Portevin, 1903
Oxelytrum discicollis Brullé, 1836
Thanatophilus coloradensis Wickham, 1902
Thanatophilus lapponica Herbst, 1793
Thanatophilus sagax Mannerheim, 1853
Thanatophilus trituberculata Kirby, 1837
Thanatophilus truncata Say, 1823


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