Silphinae
Silphinae is a subfamily of burying beetles or carrion beetles. There are 113 extant species of this subfamily, in two tribus and in 14 genera.
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| Oxelytrum cayennense | |
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| Subfamily: | Silphinae KIrby, 1837 |
Tribus and selected Genera
- Necrodini Portevin, 1926
- Silphini Latreille, 1807
- Ablattaria Reitter, 1884
- Aclypea Reitter, 1884
- Dendroxena Motschulsky, 1858
- Heterosilpha
- Heterotemna Wollaston, 1864
- Necrophila
- Oiceoptoma Leach, 1815
- Oxelytrum
- Phosphuga Leach, 1817
- Ptomaphila Kirby & Spence, 1828
- Silpha Linnaeus, 1758
- Thanatophilus Leach, 1815
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