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Checklist of Tribe Silphini Latreille, 1807
for USA (North America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1073
24471
144362
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1067
24433
144310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
977
24002
142513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
560
19190
118615
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
150
6226
39141
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
135
5713
33630
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
13
1005
7831
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Staphylinoidea
Latreille, 1802
Carrion Beetles, Fungus Beetles, Rove Beetles
8
843
6544
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySilphidae
Latreille, 1807
Burying And Carrion Beetles, Burying beetles
13
57
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySilphinae
Latreille, 1807
11
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeSilphini
Latreille, 1807
11
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for USA
11 Genera with 30 Species
Aclypea Reitter, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Dendroxena Motschulsky, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Heterosilpha Portevin, 18233SpeciesTaxom
Necrodes Leach, 17753SpeciesTaxom
Necrophila Kirby & Spence, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Oiceoptoma Leach, 19034SpeciesTaxom
Oxelytrum Gistl, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Phosphuga Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ptomaphila Kirby & Spence, 18022SpeciesTaxom
Silpha Linnaeus, 179811SpeciesTaxom
Thanatophilus Leach, 18236SpeciesTaxom


Species list for USA
30 Species
Aclypea bituberosa LeConte, 1859Anchor worm
Aclypea opaca Linnaeus, 1758Beet Carrion Beetle
Dendroxena quadrimaculata Scopoli, 1771Carrion beetle
Heterosilpha aenescens Casey, 1886
Heterosilpha ramosa Say, 1823Garden Carrion Beetle
Necrodes primaevus W. Beutenmül..., 1908
Necrodes surinamensis Fabricius, 1775Red-lined Carrion Beetle
Necrophila americana Linnaeus, 1758American Carrion Beetle
Oiceoptoma inaequale Fabricius, 1781Ridged Carrion Beetle
Oiceoptoma noveboracense Forster, 1771Margined Carrion Beetle
Oiceoptoma rugulosum Portevin, 1903
Oxelytrum discicolle Brullé, 1836
Phosphuga atrata Linnaeus, 1758Black Carrion Beetle
Ptomaphila lacrymosa Schreibers, 1802Carrion Beetle
Silpha americana (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Necrophila americana Linnaeus, 1758
Silpha atrata (Linnæus, 1758)⇒ Phosphuga atrata atrata Linnaeus, 1758
Silpha beutenmuelleri H. F. Wickham, 1914
Silpha carinata Herbst, 1783Silphid beetle
Silpha colorata (S. H. Scudder, 1900)⇒ Emmesa colorata Scudder, 1900
Silpha evanescens (Matthews, 1872)⇒ Ptenidium pusillum Gyllenhal, 1808
Silpha lapponicus Thunberg, 1794
Silpha puncticollis Lucas, 1846
Silpha ramosa Say, 1823
Silpha tomentosa (Herbst, 1793)⇒ Aclypea opaca Linnaeus, 1758
Silpha tristis Illiger, 1798Dwarf sand verbena
Thanatophilus coloradensis Wickham, 1902
Thanatophilus lapponicus Herbst, 1793Northern Carrion Beetle
Thanatophilus sagax Mannerheim, 1853
Thanatophilus trituberculatus Kirby, 1837
Thanatophilus truncatus Say, 1823


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