Silphidae

Translingual

Nicrophorus vespillo

Etymology

Silpha +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Silphidae

A taxonomic family within the order Coleoptera – carrion beetles, now subfamily Silphinae in family Staphylinidae.

Hypernyms

(family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Holometabola - superorder; Coleoptera - order; Polyphaga - suborder; Staphyliniformia - infraorder; Staphylinoidea - superfamily

Hyponyms

(family): Nicrophorinae, Silphinae - subfamilies, presumably becoming tribes

References

Silphidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Silphidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Silphidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Silphidae at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Silphidae at Encyclopedia of Life
Silphidae at National Center for Biotechnology Information

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