Centrotoma lucifuga

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Centrotoma lucifuga
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Staphyliniformia
Family: Staphylinidae
Supertribe: Pselaphitae
Tribe: Ctenistini
Genus: Centrotoma
Species:
C. lucifuga
Binomial name
Centrotoma lucifuga
Heyden, 1849

Centrotoma lucifuga is a species of ant-loving beetle in the tribe Ctenistini of the family Staphylinidae. [1]

The species was first described in 1849 by Carl von Heyden. [1] [2]

It is listed as critically endangered by the Czech Republic. [3]



References

  1. 1 2 "Centrotoma lucifuga C.Heyden, 1849". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  2. von Heyden, C. (1849) Beschreibung einer neuen Käfergattung aus der Familie der Pselaphen. Entomologische Zeitung (Stettin), 10 (6) 182-183 [182]
  3. "Centrotoma lucifuga". ISOP Portál (in Czech). Retrieved 15 July 2025.