| Thanatophilus | |
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| Thanatophilus lapponicus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Silphidae |
| Genus: | Thanatophilus Leach, 1815 |
Thanatophilus is a genus of carrion beetles in the family Silphidae. There are about 12 described species in Thanatophilus. [1] [2] [3]
These 12 species belong to the genus Thanatophilus:
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 at 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.
Dicerca is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae. It contains the following species:
Silphinae is a subfamily of burying beetles or carrion beetles. There are 113 extant species of this subfamily, in two tribe and in 14 genera. It contains the following tribes and genera:
Tetratoma is a genus of polypore fungus beetles in the family Tetratomidae. There are about 19 described species in Tetratoma.
Nitidula is a genus of sap-feeding beetles in the family Nitidulidae. There are more than 20 described species in Nitidula.
Endecatomus is a genus of beetles, the sole member of the family Endecatomidae. There are at least four described species in Endecatomus. Endecatomidae was formerly treated as a subfamily of Ciidae or Bostrichidae.
Dendrophilus is a genus of clown beetles in the family Histeridae. There are about 10 described species in Dendrophilus.
Lyrosoma is a genus of primitive carrion beetles in the family Agyrtidae. There are at least three described species in Lyrosoma.
Thanatophilus lapponicus, the northern carrion beetle, is a species of carrion beetle in the family Silphidae. It is found in Europe and Northern Asia, Central America, and North America.
Necrophilus is a genus of primitive carrion beetles in the family Agyrtidae. There are at least three described species in Necrophilus.
Thanatophilus sagax is a species of carrion beetle in the family Silphidae. It is found in North America.
Cyllodes is a genus of sap-feeding beetles in the family Nitidulidae. There are about 14 described species in Cyllodes.
Thanatophilus truncatus is a species of carrion beetle in the family Silphidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Monotoma americana is a species of root-eating beetle in the family Monotomidae. It is found in North America.
Cychramus is a genus of sap-feeding beetles in the family Nitidulidae. There are about six described species in Cychramus.
Heterosilpha is a genus of carrion beetles in the family Silphidae. There are at least two described species in Heterosilpha.
Prionochaeta is a genus of small carrion beetles in the family Leiodidae. There is one described species in Prionochaeta, P. opaca.
Priobium carpini is a species of death-watch beetle in the family Ptinidae. It is found in Europe and Northern Asia and North America.
Thanatophilus coloradensis is a species of carrion beetle in the family Silphidae. It is found in North America.
Necrodes is a genus of carrion beetles in the family Silphidae. There are at least four described species in Necrodes.
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