''Silpha'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

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 family (biology), subfamilies: Silphinae and Nicrophorinae. Members of Nicrophorinae are sometimes known as bury ...

, or carrion beetles, native to the

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, 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