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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
816
19624
105366
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
812
19606
105335
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
775
19334
104374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
470
14136
82559
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
139
5065
32704
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
126
4478
27300
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
13
1012
9434
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Staphylinoidea
Latreille, 1802
Carrion Beetles, Fungus Beetles, Rove Beetles
7
811
7654
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySilphidae
Latreille, 1807
Burying And Carrion Beetles, Burying beetles
10
82
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySilphinae
Latreille, 1807
7
33
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeSilphini
Latreille, 1807
6
32
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South Asia
6 Genera with 32 Species
Aclypea Reitter, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Necrodes Leach, 17753SpeciesTaxom
Necrophila Kirby & Spence, 18445SpeciesTaxom
Oiceoptoma Leach, 17585SpeciesTaxom
Silpha Linnaeus, 175810SpeciesTaxom
Thanatophilus Leach, 17589SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Asia
32 Species and 2 Subspecies
Aclypea opaca Linnaeus, 1758Beet Carrion Beetle
Aclypea turkestanica Ballion, 1870
Necrodes littoralis Linnaeus, 1758Shore Sexton Beetle
Necrodes nigricornis Harold, 1875
Necrodes surinamensis Fabricius, 1775Red-lined Carrion Beetle
Necrophila (Deutosilpha) rufithorax Wiedemann, 1823
Necrophila americana Linnaeus, 1758American Carrion Beetle
Necrophila brunnicollis Kraatz, 1877
Necrophila cyaniventris Motschulsky, 1870
Necrophila ioptera Kollar & Red..., 1844
Oiceoptoma hypocrita Portevin, 1903
Oiceoptoma inaequale Fabricius, 1781Ridged Carrion Beetle
Oiceoptoma noveboracense Forster, 1771Margined Carrion Beetle
Oiceoptoma rugulosum Portevin, 1903
Oiceoptoma thoracicum Linnaeus, 1758Red-breasted Carrion Beetle
Silpha atrata (Linnæus, 1758)⇒ Phosphuga atrata atrata Linnaeus, 1758
Silpha atrata atrata Linnaeus, 1758
Silpha carinata Herbst, 1783Silphid beetle
Silpha italica (Küster, 1851)⇒ Silpha carinata Herbst, 1783
Silpha khumbuensis Schawaller, 1982
Silpha martensi Emetz & Scha..., 1975
Silpha melanura Hope, 1831
Silpha nepalica Emetz & Scha..., 1975
Silpha obscura Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Silpha obscura obscura Linnaeus, 1758
Thanatophilus dentiger Semenov & A.P., 1891
Thanatophilus ferrugatus Solsky, 1874
Thanatophilus lapponicus Herbst, 1793Northern Carrion Beetle
Thanatophilus minutus Kraatz, 1876
Thanatophilus pilosus Jakovlev, 1889
Thanatophilus porrectus A. Semenov, 1891
Thanatophilus roborowskyi Jakovlev, 1887
Thanatophilus rugosus Linnaeus, 1758
Thanatophilus sinuatus Linnaeus, 1758


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