| In Europe, the subfamily Nicrophorinae with the genus Nicrophorus is common and the subfamily Silphinae with the genera Ablattaria, Aclypea, Dendroxena, Heterotemna, Necrodes, Oiceoptoma, Phosphuga, Silpha and Thanatophilus. Some examples of the 47 European Silphidae species are: Nicrophorus humator, Nicrophorus vespillo, Nicrophorus vespilloides, Aclypea opaca, Dendroxena quadrimaculata, Necrodes littoralis, Oiceoptoma thoracicum, Phosphuga atrata, Silpha obscura, Thanatophilus rugosus and Thanatophilus sinuatus. |