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Silphini

Insecta - Coleoptera - Staphylinidae

Taxonomy
Silphini was named by Latreille (1807). It is extant. Its type is Silpha.

It was assigned to Silphinae by King et al. (2015).

Subtaxa
Necrophila, Silpha (type genus), Thanatophilus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1807Silphini Latreille
2015Silphini King et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
superclassAllotriocarida
—Athalassocarida
—LabiocaridaSchwentner et al. 2017
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
—Cercofilata
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
RankNameAuthor
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—Holometabola
—Aparaglossata
—Neuropteriformia
—Coleopterida
orderColeoptera
—Mesocoleoptera
—Metacoleoptera
suborderPolyphagaEmery 1886
infraorderStaphyliniformia
superfamilyStaphylinoidea
familyStaphylinidae()
subfamilySilphinae
tribeSilphini
tribeSilphini

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Tr. Silphini Latreille 1807
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G. Necrophila Kirby and Spence 1828
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Subg. Necrophila (Eusilpha) Semenov 1891
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G. Silpha Linnaeus 1758
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†Silpha beutenmuelleri Wickham 1914
†Silpha colorata Scudder 1900
Silpha obscura Linnaeus 1758
†Silpha obsoleta Heer 1847
Silpha perforata Gebler 1832
†Silpha stratuum Germar 1837
†Silpha tricostata Heer 1847
Silpha tristis Illiger 1798
G. Thanatophilus Leach 1815
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Thanatophilus sagax Mannerheim 1853
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Invalid names: Oiceoptoma baicalica Motschulsky 1860 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Modified: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Chadronian to the top of the Holocene or 37.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma

Collections (27 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Silpha beutenmuelleri, Silpha colorata (106384)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04France Thanatophilus sp. (160862)
MP 3027.3 - 23.04Germany Silpha stratuum (115802)
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Croatia Silpha obsoleta (117246)
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Silpha tricostata (117252)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Russian Federation Thanatophilus sp. (113713)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Greenland Thanatophilus baicalicus (160109 160153)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Russian Federation Thanatophilus dispar (163069)
Chibanian0.774 - 0.129Japan Eusilpha sp. (165704)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129United Kingdom (Warwickshire) Silpha tristis (169392)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129United Kingdom Silpha obscura (168268)
Rancholabrean0.21 - 0.014USA (California) Silpha lapponica (152007 161528 161535)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan Eusilpha japonica (166083)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Washington) Thanatophilus lapponicus (167662) Thanatophilus sagax (157092 169360)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117United Kingdom (Worcestershire) Thanatophilus dispar (163070)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Colorado) Thanatophilus coloradensis (169333 169347)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Russian Federation Thanatophilus dispar, Silpha perforata (173216)
Tarantian0.129 - 0.0117USA (Pennsylvania) Thanatophilus sp. (137201 137204 137205)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Russian Federation (Novosibirsk) Thanatophilus dispar (175699)