- Silphidae
Taxobox
name = Silphidae
image_width = 250px
image_caption = "Nicrophorus vespilio "
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Arthropod a
classis =Insect a
ordo = Coleoptera
superfamilia =Staphylinoidea
familia = Silphidae
familia_authority = Latreille, 1807
subdivision_ranks = Subfamilies
subdivision =Nicrophorinae Silphinae Silphidae is a family of
beetle s, commonly known as (black) carrion beetles or burying beetles, comprising about 200species . Many species arecarnivorous , although some are carrion-feeders.The genera "
Phosphuga ", "Ablattaria " and "Silpha " are mainlysnail hunters. They spray digestive fluid into the snail-shell, and afterwards they suck the prey out of its shell. A very widely distributed European species is "Phosphuga atrata ".The carrion beetles of the genus "
Dendroxena " (junior synonym "Xylodrepa") huntcaterpillar s, while "Aclypea " (junior synonym "Blitophaga") are considered as pests, because they feed on garden plants.The best-known members of the family are the
burying beetle s ("Nicrophorus" Fabricius, 1775), which are carrion-eating beetles.Important works
Identification
*cite journal |quotes=no |author=G. V. Portevin |year=1926 |title=Les grands necrophages du globe: Silphini - Necrodini - Necrophorini |journal=Encyclo. Ent. |volume=6 |pages=1–270
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