Silphinae
# Silphinae

Silphinae is a subfamily of burying beetles or 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
