''Silpha'' is a

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of the family

Silphidae 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 ...

, or carrion beetles, native to the Old World, with one species that is adventive in

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''Silpha tristis'' - BugGuide.net

Species

'' Silpha alpestris'' Kraatz, 1876
'' Silpha carinata'' Herbst, 1783
'' Silpha koreana'' Cho & Kwon, 1999
'' Silpha obscura'' Linnaeus, 1758
'' Silpha olivieri'' Bedel, 1887
'' Silpha perforata'' Gebler, 1832
'' Silpha puncticollis'' Lucas, 1846
'' Silpha tristis'' Illiger, 1798
'' Silpha tyrolensis'' Laicharting, 1781

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q3004608 Silphidae Staphyliniformia genera Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus