Silphinae

Silphinae is a subfamily of carrion beetles. There are 113 extant species of this subfamily, in two tribe and in 14 genera. It contains the following tribes and genera:

Tribes and genera

 * Necrodini Portevin, 1926
 * Diamesus Hope, 1840
 * Necrodes Leach, 1815
 * Silphini Latreille, 1806
 * Ablattaria Reitter, 1884
 * Aclypea Reitter, 1884
 * Dendroxena Motschulsky, 1858
 * Heterosilpha Portevin, 1926
 * Heterotemna Wollaston, 1864
 * Necrophila Kirby & Spence, 1828
 * Oiceoptoma Leach, 1815
 * Oxelytrum Gistel, 1848
 * Phosphuga Leach, 1817
 * Ptomaphila Kirby & Spence, 1828
 * Silpha Linnaeus, 1758
 * Thanatophilus Leach, 1815
 * Allopliosilpha Gersdorf, 1969
 * Pliosilpha Gersdorf, 1970