| Thanatophilus lapponicus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Silphidae |
| Genus: | Thanatophilus |
| Species: | T. lapponicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Thanatophilus lapponicus (Herbst, 1793) | |
Thanatophilus lapponicus, the northern carrion beetle, is a species of carrion beetle in the family Silphidae. It is found in Europe and Northern Asia (excluding China), Central America, and North America. [1] [2] [3]
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.
Agyrtidae, or primitive carrion beetles, are a small family of beetles belonging to Staphylinoidea. They are found in mostly temperate areas of the Northern Hemisphere and in New Zealand.
The American carrion beetle is a North American beetle of the family Silphidae. It lays its eggs in, and its larvae consume, raw flesh and fungi. The larvae and adults also consume fly larvae and the larvae of other carrion beetles that compete for the same food sources as its larvae.
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:
Aclypea opaca is a species of carrion beetle in the family Silphidae. It is found in Europe and Northern Asia and North America.
Catops alsiosus is a species of small carrion beetle in the family Leiodidae. It is found in Europe and Northern Asia and North America.
Lyrosoma opacum is a species of primitive carrion beetle in the family Agyrtidae. It is found in Europe and Northern Asia and North America.
Thanatophilus is a genus of carrion beetles in the family Silphidae. There are about 12 described species in Thanatophilus.
Necrophilus hydrophiloides, the flat brown scavenger beetle, is a species of primitive carrion beetle in the family Agyrtidae. It is found in 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.
Cryptophagus lapponicus is a species of silken fungus beetle in the family Cryptophagidae. It is found in Europe and Northern Asia and North America.
Oiceoptoma inaequale, the ridged carrion beetle, is a species of carrion beetle in the family Silphidae. It is found in North America.
Thanatophilus truncatus is a species of carrion beetle in the family Silphidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Silpha tristis is a species of carrion beetle in the family Silphidae. It is found in Europe and Northern Asia and North America. It was described in 1798 by the German entomologist Illiger.
Heterosilpha is a genus of carrion beetles in the family Silphidae. There are at least two described species in Heterosilpha.
Catops simplex is a species of small carrion beetle in the family Leiodidae. It is found in North America.
Thanatophilus coloradensis is a species of carrion beetle in the family Silphidae. It is found in 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.
Aclypea bituberosa, the western spinach carrion beetle, is a species of carrion beetle in the family Silphidae. It is found in North America.
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