| Citation de la tribu | Auteur | Année | Page | Romains | Genre type |
| Saphanidae | Gistel | 1848 | [1] | | Saphanus Audinet-Serville, 1834 |
| Saphanidae | Gistel | 1856 | 376 | | Saphanus Audinet-Serville, 1834 |
| Saphanites | Fairmaire | 1868 | 127, 192 | | Saphanus Audinet-Serville, 1834 |
| Saphanides | Lacordaire | 1869 | 211 | | Saphanus Audinet-Serville, 1834 |
| Michthysomini | LeConte | 1873 | 332 | | Michthisoma LeConte, 1850 |
| Michthysomini | LeConte & Horn | 1883 | 317 | | Michthisoma LeConte, 1850 |
| Michthysomini | Leng & Hamilton | 1896 | 103 | | Michthisoma LeConte, 1850 |
| Saphanini | Aurivillius | 1912 | 23 | | Saphanus Audinet-Serville, 1834 |
| Michthysomini | Aurivillius | 1912 | 418 | | Michthisoma LeConte, 1850 |
| Michthysomini | Bradley | 1930 | 228 | | Michthisoma LeConte, 1850 |
| Michthisomini | Linsley | 1962 | 101 | | Michthisoma LeConte, 1850 |
| Michthisomini | Arnett | 1962 | 856 | | Michthisoma LeConte, 1850 |
| Saphanini | Chemsak, Linsley & Noguera | 1992 | 26 | | Saphanus Audinet-Serville, 1834 |
| Saphanini | Monné | 1993 | 1 | | Saphanus Audinet-Serville, 1834 |
| Saphanini | Bouchard & al. | 2011 | 465 | | Saphanus Audinet-Serville, 1834 |
| Saphanini | Švácha & Lawrence | 2014 | 150 | | Saphanus Audinet-Serville, 1834 |
| Saphanini | Danilevsky | 2014 | 358 | | Saphanus Audinet-Serville, 1834 |
| Saphanini | Sama | 2023 | 102 | | Saphanus Audinet-Serville, 1834 |