Simplified Staphylinidae phylogeny from Zhao et al. (2022: fig. 5a), ML tree. Silphinae indicated in red, asterisks indicate well-supported branches.

 
 
  Part of: Sikes DS, Thayer MK, Newton AF (2024) Large carrion and burying beetles evolved from Staphylinidae (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Silphinae): a review of the evidence. ZooKeys 1200: 159-182. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1200.122835