Centrotoma is a genus of ant-loving beetles in the tribe of Ctenistini of the family Staphylinidae.
The genus was first described in 1849 by Carl von Heyden,von Heyden, C. (1849) Beschreibung einer neuen Käfergattung aus der Familie der Pselaphen. Entomologische Zeitung (Stettin), 10 (6) 182 with the type species given by him as Centrotoma lucifuga.
Species Species:
Centrotoma brucki Saulcy, 1874 Centrotoma canussiana Schatzmayr, 1913 Centrotoma kaszabi Besuchet, 1969 Centrotoma lucifuga C. Heyden, 1849 Centrotoma ludyi Reitter, 1882 Centrotoma penicillata L. Schaufuss, 1863 Centrotoma prodiga Sharp, 1874 Centrotoma szeptyckii Löbl, 1974
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