Family Silphidae
Taxon ID: 27754
Summary
Maryland Biodiversity Project has documented 16 taxa in Family Silphidae spanning 6 genera.
Direct Child Taxa (6)
Taxonomic Leaves (13)
- American Carrion Beetle (Necrophila americana)
- Ridged Carrion Beetle (Oiceoptoma inaequale)
- Margined Carrion Beetle (Oiceoptoma noveboracense)
- American Burying Beetle (Nicrophorus americanus)
- Nicrophorus carolinus
- Margined Burying Beetle (Nicrophorus marginatus)
- Round-necked Sexton Beetle (Nicrophorus orbicollis)
- Nicrophorus pustulatus
- Tomentose Burying Beetle (Nicrophorus tomentosus)
- Boreal Carrion Beetle (Nicrophorus vespilloides)
- Red-lined Carrion Beetle (Necrodes surinamensis)
- Nicrophorus sayi
- Nicrophorus defodiens
Additional taxa
Synonyms
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Descendant Taxa Checklist
Open checklist with filters| Common Name | Scientific Name | Family | Order | Class | Kingdom |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Carrion Beetle | Necrophila americana | Silphidae | Coleoptera | Insecta | Animalia |
| Northern Carrion Beetle | Thanatophilus lapponicus | Silphidae | Coleoptera | Insecta | Animalia |
| Ridged Carrion Beetle | Oiceoptoma inaequale | Silphidae | Coleoptera | Insecta | Animalia |
| Margined Carrion Beetle | Oiceoptoma noveboracense | Silphidae | Coleoptera | Insecta | Animalia |
| Small Scavenger Beetle | Necrophilus pettiti | Silphidae | Coleoptera | Insecta | Animalia |
| American Burying Beetle | Nicrophorus americanus | Silphidae | Coleoptera | Insecta | Animalia |
| No Common Name | Nicrophorus carolinus | Silphidae | Coleoptera | Insecta | Animalia |
| Margined Burying Beetle | Nicrophorus marginatus | Silphidae | Coleoptera | Insecta | Animalia |
| Round-necked Sexton Beetle | Nicrophorus orbicollis | Silphidae | Coleoptera | Insecta | Animalia |
| No Common Name | Nicrophorus pustulatus | Silphidae | Coleoptera | Insecta | Animalia |
| Tomentose Burying Beetle | Nicrophorus tomentosus | Silphidae | Coleoptera | Insecta | Animalia |
| Boreal Carrion Beetle | Nicrophorus vespilloides | Silphidae | Coleoptera | Insecta | Animalia |
| Red-lined Carrion Beetle | Necrodes surinamensis | Silphidae | Coleoptera | Insecta | Animalia |
| No Common Name | Nicrophorus sayi | Silphidae | Coleoptera | Insecta | Animalia |
| No Common Name | Nicrophorus defodiens | Silphidae | Coleoptera | Insecta | Animalia |
| No Common Name | Nicrophorus sp. | Silphidae | Coleoptera | Insecta | Animalia |