Silphini
Tribe of beetles
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Silphini is a tribe of carrion beetles in the subfamily Silphinae. It contains the following genera:[2]
- 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
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| Oxelytrum biguttatum in Southern Chile | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Staphyliniformia |
| Family: | Staphylinidae |
| Subfamily: | Silphinae |
| Tribe: | Silphini Latreille, 1806[1] |
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