Silpha tristis explained

Silpha tristis is a species of carrion beetle in the family Silphidae. It is found in Europe and Northern Asia (excluding China) and North America. It was described in 1798 by the German entomologist Illiger.^[1]

Further reading

• Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 2: Hydrophiloidea - Staphylinoidea. 2015. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. 978-90-04-29685-5.

Notes and References

1. http://www.animalbase.uni-goettingen.de/zooweb/servlet/AnimalBase/home/species?id=10234 Silpha tristis Illiger, 1798