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Silpha
| Description | 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. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silpha, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Silphidae : Silpha | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Silpha Linnaeus, 1758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Linnæus, Carolus. 1758. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae. Vol. Tomus I, Editio decima, reformata: i-ii, 1-824. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 4 (44%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 37.2 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | terrestrial (based on Insecta) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Arthropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | chitin (based on Insecta) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | Aaskevers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silpha |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Silpha alpestris species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Silpha arenaria species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Silpha atrata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Silpha beutenmuelleri ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 37.2 Ma Eocene | 37.2 Ma Eocene | |
| Silpha businskyorum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Silpha capicola species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Silpha carinata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Silpha colorata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 37.2 Ma Eocene | 37.2 Ma Eocene | |
| Silpha cribrata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Silpha deplanata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Silpha grossa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Silpha khumbuensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Silpha koreana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Silpha laevigata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Silpha lata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Silpha longicornis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Silpha martensi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Silpha melanura species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Silpha minuscula species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Silpha nepalica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Silpha obscura species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 0.78 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Silpha obsoleta ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 12.7 Ma Miocene | 12.7 Ma Miocene | |
| Silpha olivieri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Silpha perforata species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 0.13 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Silpha puncticollis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Silpha qinlinga species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Silpha ruzickai species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Silpha schawalleri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Silpha stratuum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 28.4 Ma Oligocene | 28.4 Ma Oligocene | |
| Silpha subtriangula species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Silpha tricostata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 12.7 Ma Miocene | 12.7 Ma Miocene | |
| Silpha tristis species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 0.78 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Silpha tyrolensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Sylpha Berkenhout, 1795 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Silphidae : Sylpha |
| Parasilpha Reitter, 1884 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Silphidae : Parasilpha |
| Carpatosilpha Smetana, 1952 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Silphidae : Carpatosilpha |
| Oeningosilpha Hatch, 1927 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Silphidae : Oeningosilpha |
| Peltinus Rafinesque, 1815 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Silphidae : Peltinus |
| Phosphyga Agassiz, 1846 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Silphidae : Phosphyga |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1758 | Silpha Linnaeus p. 359 |
| 1759 | Silpha Schreber p. 8 |
| 1761 | Silpha Linnaeus p. 147 |
| 1763 | Silpha Scopoli p. 19 |
| 1764 | Silpha Müller p. 4 |
| 1766 | Silpha Schaeffer |
| 1767 | Silpha Linnaeus p. 569 |
| 1771 | Silpha Forster p. 17 |
| 1775 | Silpha Fabricius p. 72 |
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1776 | Silpha Müller p. 96 |
| 1793 | Silpha Herbst p. 165 |
| 1796 | Silpha Latreille p. 13 |
| 1798 | Silpha Illiger p. 355 |
| 1802 | Silpha Latreille p. 122 |
| 1900 | Silpha Scudder p. 44 |
| 1992 | Silpha Carpenter |
| 2011 | Silpha Bouchard et al. p. 174 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
