| Centrotoma | |
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| Centrotoma lucifuga | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Staphyliniformia |
| Family: | Staphylinidae |
| Subfamily: | Pselaphinae |
| Supertribe: | Pselaphitae |
| Tribe: | Ctenistini |
| Genus: | Centrotoma Heyden, 1849 |
Centrotoma is a genus of ant-loving beetles in the tribe of Ctenistini of the family Staphylinidae. [1]
The genus was first described in 1849 by Carl von Heyden, [1] [2] with the type species given by him as Centrotoma lucifuga . [1] [3]