''Silpha'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

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 The "Old World" is a term for Afro-Eurasia that originated in Europe , after Europeans became aware of the existence of the Americas. It is used to contrast the continents of Africa, Europe, and Asia, which were previously thought of by th ...

, with one species that is adventive in

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tota ...

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''Silpha tristis'' - BugGuide.net

Species

Silpha alpestris ''Silpha'' is a genus of the family Silphidae, or carrion beetles, native to the Old World, with one species that is adventive in Canada.
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'' Kraatz, 1876
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Silpha carinata ''Silpha'' is a genus of the family Silphidae, or carrion beetles, native to the Old World, with one species that is adventive in Canada.
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'' Herbst, 1783
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Silpha koreana ''Silpha'' is a genus of the family Silphidae, or carrion beetles, native to the Old World, with one species that is adventive in Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atl ...

'' Cho & Kwon, 1999
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Silpha obscura ''Silpha'' is a genus of the family Silphidae, or carrion beetles, native to the Old World, with one species that is adventive in Canada.
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'' Linnaeus, 1758
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Silpha olivieri ''Silpha'' is a genus of the family Silphidae, or carrion beetles, native to the Old World, with one species that is adventive in Canada.
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'' Bedel, 1887
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Silpha perforata ''Silpha'' is a genus of the family Silphidae, or carrion beetles, native to the Old World, with one species that is adventive in Canada.
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'' Gebler, 1832
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Silpha puncticollis ''Silpha'' is a genus of the family Silphidae, or carrion beetles, native to the Old World, with one species that is adventive in Canada.
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'' Lucas, 1846
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Silpha tristis ''Silpha tristis'' is a species of carrion beetle in the family Silphidae. It is found in Europe and Northern Asia (excluding China) and North America. It was described in 1798 by the German entomologist Entomology () is the scientific study ...

'' Illiger, 1798
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Silpha tyrolensis ''Silpha'' is a genus of the family Silphidae, or carrion beetles, native to the Old World, with one species that is adventive in Canada.
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'' Laicharting, 1781

References

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