Silphotelus

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Coleopterida
Ordo: Coleoptera
Subordo: Polyphaga
Infraordo: Staphyliniformia
Superfamilia: Staphylinoidea

Familia: Staphylinidae
Subfamilia: Proteininae
Tribus: Silphotelini
Genus: Silphotelus
Species (2): S. nitidus – S. obliquus
Name

Silphotelus Broun, 1895: 83

Type species: Silphotelus nitidus Broun, 1895, fixed by original designation.

References
Primary references

Broun, T. 1895. Descriptions of new Coleoptera from New Zealand (Continued from vol. xiv. p. 428.) Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6) 15(85): 67–88. DOI: 10.1080/00222939508677849 Paywall. BHL Reference page. [original description: p. 83]