Checklist of carrion beetle (Coleoptera, Silphidae) from Sakartvelo (Georgia)

Abstract

A checklist of Carrion beetles of Sakartvelo (Georgian) contains 26 species, which are represented by nine genera (Ablattaria Reitter, Aclypea Reitter, Dendroxena Motschulsky, Necrodes Leach, Nicrophorus Fabricius, Oiceoptoma Leach, Phosphuga Leach, Silpha Linnaeus, Thanatophilus Leach) and two subfamilies Nicrophorinae and Silphinae. Distribution records are given by using available literature, web databases and collections. The pictures of few specimens are provided and species with doubtful records in Georgia are not included on the list but are given separately.