AntsAntsArachnidsArachnids
BeesBeesBeetlesBeetles
BookliceBookliceBugsBugs
BumblebeesBumblebeesButterfliesButterflies
CicadasCicadasCrane fliesCrane flies
DragonfliesDragonfliesEarwigsEarwigs
FliesFliesIsopodsIsopods
LocustsLocustsMantisesMantises
MayfliesMayfliesMosquitoesMosquitoes
MyriapodsMyriapodsNet-wingedNet-winged
Plant-parasiticPlant-parasiticScorpion fliesScorpion flies
TermitesTermitesWaspsWasps
INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT
Home Arthropoda Imprint Contact
TAXFAMGENSPESUB
Checklist for Tribe Silphini Latreille, 1807
and region Southern Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
754
15371
60267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
750
15333
60124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
715
15096
59373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
442
12146
51799
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
116
4223
17152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
99
3729
14706
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
11
633
3552
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Staphylinoidea
Latreille, 1802
Carrion Beetles, Fungus Beetles, Rove Beetles
6
515
2847
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySilphidae
Latreille, 1807
Burying And Carrion Beetles, Burying beetles
5
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySilphinae
Latreille, 1807
4
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeSilphini
Latreille, 1807
4
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern Africa
4 Genera with 9 Species
Aclypea Reitter, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Necrodes Leach, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Silpha Linnaeus, 17984SpeciesTaxom
Thanatophilus Leach, 17583SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
9 Species
Aclypea souverbii Fairmaire, 1848
Necrodes surinamensis Fabricius, 1775Red-lined Carrion Beetle
Silpha alpicola (Kuster, 1849)⇒ Aclypea souverbii Fairmaire, 1848
Silpha capicola Péringuey, 1888
Silpha carinata Herbst, 1783Silphid beetle
Silpha tristis Illiger, 1798Dwarf sand verbena
Thanatophilus capensis Boheman, 1858
Thanatophilus micans Fabricius, 1794
Thanatophilus sinuatus Linnaeus, 1758


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