Heterosilpha

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Heterosilpha
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Silphidae
Genus:Heterosilpha
Portevin, 1926

Heterosilpha is a genus of carrion beetles in the family Silphidae. There are at least two described species in Heterosilpha. [1] [2] [3]

Silphidae Family of beetles

Silphidae is a family of beetles that are known commonly as large carrion beetles, carrion beetles or burying beetles. There are two subfamilies: Silphinae and Nicrophorinae. Nicrophorines are sometimes known as sexton beetles. The number of species is relatively small and around two hundred. They are more diverse in the temperate region although a few tropical endemics are known. Both subfamilies feed on decaying organic matter such as dead animals. The subfamilies differ in which uses parental care and which types of carcasses they prefer. Silphidae are considered to be of importance to forensic entomologists because when they are found on a decaying body they are used to help estimate a post-mortem interval.

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Species

These two species belong to the genus Heterosilpha:

Heterosilpha aenescens is a species of carrion beetle in the family Silphidae. It is found in Central America and North America.

Heterosilpha ramosa, the garden carrion beetle, is a species of carrion beetle in the family Silphidae. It is found in Central America and North America.

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Silpha Genus of beetles

Silpha is a genus of the family Silphidae, or carrion beetles, formerly including several North American species. Members of the genus are sometimes called silphids. All North American silphid beetles are now reorganized in either the subfamily Nicrophorinae, with the only genus in North America being Nicrophorus, and subfamily Silphinae, including the genera Aclypea, Heterosilpha, Necrodes, Necrophila, Oiceoptoma, and Thanatophilus. The genus Oxelytrum is sometimes included due to a dubious Texas record, but to date has never been validated. While members of the genus Nicrophorus typically bury carrion for their larvae to feed upon, members of subfamily Silphinae lay their eggs directly on or in a blown carcass. This is because the larvae not only feed on the carrion, but also upon fly maggots. There are 30 species of silphids in North America North of Mexico.

Silphinae Subfamily of beetles

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.

Apteroloma is a genus of primitive carrion beetles in the family Agyrtidae. There are about 14 described species in Apteroloma.

<i>Agyrtes</i> Genus of beetles

Agyrtes is a genus of primitive carrion beetles in the family Agyrtidae. There are at least four described species in Agyrtes.

<i>Aclypea</i> Genus of beetles

Aclypea is a genus of carrion beetles in the family Silphidae. There are about 13 described species in Aclypea.

Catops alsiosus is a species of small carrion beetle in the family Leiodidae. It is found in Europe & Northern Asia and North America.

<i>Lyrosoma</i> Genus of beetles

Lyrosoma is a genus of primitive carrion beetles in the family Agyrtidae. There are at least three described species in Lyrosoma.

<i>Thanatophilus lapponicus</i> Species of beetle

Thanatophilus lapponicus, the northern carrion beetle, is a species of carrion beetle in the family Silphidae. It is found in Europe & Northern Asia, Central America, and North America.

<i>Thanatophilus</i> Genus of beetles

Thanatophilus is a genus of carrion beetles in the family Silphidae. There are about 12 described species in Thanatophilus.

<i>Necrophilus hydrophiloides</i> Species of beetle

Necrophilus hydrophiloides, the flat brown scavenger beetle, is a species of primitive carrion beetle in the family Agyrtidae. It is found in North America.

<i>Necrophilus</i> Genus of beetles

Necrophilus is a genus of primitive carrion beetles in the family Agyrtidae. There are at least three described species in Necrophilus.

<i>Oiceoptoma inaequale</i> Species of beetle

Oiceoptoma inaequale, the ridged carrion beetle, is a species of carrion beetle in the family Silphidae. It is found in North America.

Catops simplex is a species of small carrion beetle in the family Leiodidae. It is found in North America.

Prionochaeta is a genus of small carrion beetles in the family Leiodidae. There is one described species in Prionochaeta, P. opaca.

Ipelates is a genus of primitive carrion beetles in the family Agyrtidae. There are at least four described species in Ipelates.

<i>Necrodes</i> Genus of beetles

Necrodes is a genus of carrion beetles in the family Silphidae. There are at least four described species in Necrodes.

Platycholeus is a genus of small carrion beetles in the family Leiodidae. There are at least two described species in Platycholeus.

References

  1. ↑ "Heterosilpha Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ↑ "Heterosilpha". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.

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