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Genus Silpha

Silpha tristis at Montreal, Qc in 2008 - Silpha tristis Silpha tristis -2 at Montreal (QC)  in 2008 - Silpha tristis Silpha tristis Illiger - Silpha tristis - female Silpha tristis Illiger - Silpha tristis - male Mystery Beetle  - Silpha tristis Coleoptera - Silpha tristis Coleoptera - Silpha tristis Silpha tristis
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Staphyliniformia)
Superfamily Staphylinoidea
Family Silphidae (Carrion Beetles)
Genus Silpha
Numbers
A single (adventive) species in our area(1), several spp. in the Palaearctic
Range
Palaearctic genus; one sp. reportedly established in QC(1)
Works Cited
1.American Beetles, Volume I: Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga: Staphyliniformia
Arnett, R.H., Jr., and M. C. Thomas. (eds.). 2000. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.