Ctenistini
Tribe of beetles
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Ctenistini is a tribe of ant-loving beetles in the family Staphylinidae. There are at least four genera and about six described species in Ctenistini.[1]
| Ctenistini | |
|---|---|
| |
| Ctenistes palpalis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Staphyliniformia |
| Family: | Staphylinidae |
| Supertribe: | Pselaphitae |
| Tribe: | Ctenistini Blanchard, 1845 |
The tribe was described in 1845 by Blanchard,[2][3] and the type genus is Ctenistes Reichenbach, 1816.[2]
Genera
These five genera belong to the tribe Ctenistini:
- Atinus Horn, 1868 i c g b
- Biotus Casey, 1887 i c g b
- Ctenisis Raffray, 1890 i c g b
- Ctenisodes Raffray, 1897 i c g b
- Centrotoma Heyden, C., 1849 c
Data sources: i = ITIS,[4] c = Catalogue of Life,[5] g = GBIF,[6] b = Bugguide.net[1]
