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]