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Checklist for Tribe Silphini Latreille, 1807
and region West USA (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
782
15067
62702
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
777
15046
62673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
739
14833
62018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
479
12088
52316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
132
3828
14947
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
120
3497
12711
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
11
588
2489
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Staphylinoidea
Latreille, 1802
Carrion Beetles, Fungus Beetles, Rove Beetles
7
490
1992
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySilphidae
Latreille, 1807
Burying And Carrion Beetles, Burying beetles
8
33
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySilphinae
Latreille, 1807
7
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeSilphini
Latreille, 1807
7
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West USA
7 Genera with 17 Species
Aclypea Reitter, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Heterosilpha Portevin, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Necrodes Leach, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Necrophila Kirby & Spence, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Oiceoptoma Leach, 17712SpeciesTaxom
Silpha Linnaeus, 18233SpeciesTaxom
Thanatophilus Leach, 18235SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West USA
17 Species
Aclypea bituberosa LeConte, 1859Anchor worm
Aclypea opaca Linnaeus, 1758Beet Carrion 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
Silpha beutenmuelleri H. F. Wickham, 1914
Silpha colorata (S. H. Scudder, 1900)⇒ Emmesa colorata Scudder, 1900
Silpha ramosa Say, 1823
Thanatophilus coloradensis Wickham, 1902
Thanatophilus lapponicus Herbst, 1793Northern Carrion Beetle
Thanatophilus sagax Mannerheim, 1853
Thanatophilus trituberculatus Kirby, 1837
Thanatophilus truncatus Say, 1823


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