Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) ➔ Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods) ➔ Class Insecta (Insects) ➔ Order Coleoptera (Beetles) ➔ Family Silphidae (Carrion beetles)

Thanatophilus sp. Leach, 1815

  • Thanatophilus sp., larva 7313
    Thanatophilus sp. Leach, 1815     
    Thanatophilus sp., larva
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2016-06-05 10:08:53
    Image number: 7313
    larva
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2016-06-05 10:08:53
  • Thanatophilus sp., larva 7314
    Thanatophilus sp. Leach, 1815     
    Thanatophilus sp., larva
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2016-06-05 13:24:36
    Image number: 7314
    larva
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2016-06-05 13:24:36
  • Thanatophilus sp., larva 7315
    Thanatophilus sp. Leach, 1815     
    Thanatophilus sp., larva
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2016-06-05 13:23:38
    Image number: 7315
    larva
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2016-06-05 13:23:38
  • Thanatophilus sp., larva 7316
    Thanatophilus sp. Leach, 1815     
    Thanatophilus sp., larva, conf. Christoph Benisch
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2016-06-05 13:24:55
    Image number: 7316
    larva
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2016-06-05 13:24:55
    conf. Christoph Benisch
  • Thanatophilus sp., larva 7317
    Thanatophilus sp. Leach, 1815     
    Thanatophilus sp., larva, conf. Christoph Benisch
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2016-06-05 13:25:20
    Image number: 7317
    larva
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2016-06-05 13:25:20
    conf. Christoph Benisch

Classification:
Thanatophilus sp. belongs to the subfamily Silphinae.
Note:
In Germany Thanatophilus dispar, Thanatophilus rugosus and Thanatophilus sinuatus occur. The larva that feeds a cockroach belongs to one of these species.