THE ANNOTATED LIST OF CARRION BEETLES (COLEOPTERA, SILPHIDAE) IN MORDOVIA

Ruchin Aleksandr Borisovich, Doctor of biological sciences, associate professor, CEO, Mordovia State Nature
Reserve named after P. G. Smidovich  (The Republic of Mordovia, Temnikovsky district, Pushta township), sasha_ruchin@rambler.ru
Egorov Leonid Valentinovich, Candidate of biological sciences, associate professor, National Nature Reserve
«Prisursky» (The Chuvash Republic, Cheboksary, 9 Lesnoy township), platyscelis@mail.ru
Alekseev Sergey Konstantinovich, Candidate of biological sciences, Kaluga Society of Nature Studies
(Kaluga, 20 Staroobriadchesky Lane), nature@kaluga.ru

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The data on carrion beetles fauna (Coleoptera, Silphidae) in Mordovia are summarized. The annotated list including 21 species of the family is presented. The species Oiceoptoma thoracicum (Linnaeus, 1758), Silpha carinata (Herbst, 1783), Silpha obscura (Linnaeus, 1758), Nicrophorus vespillo (Linnaeus, 1758) and Nicrophorus vespilloides (Herbst, 1783) are the most widespread and abundant in some biotopes.

carrion beetles, Silphidae, fauna, Mordovia.

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