Thymalus
Latreille, 1802
Species Guides
1- Thymalus marginicollis(Bark-gnawing Beetle)
Thymalus is a of beetles in the Thymalidae, first described by Pierre André Latreille in 1802. in this genus are distributed across Eurasia and North America. The genus includes at least two described species: Thymalus limbatus (Fabricius, 1787) and Thymalus amamiensis Miyatake, 1985. Thymalidae is a small family within the superfamily Cleroidea.
Pronunciation
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Distribution
Eurasia and North America
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Taxonomic history
The Thymalus was established by French entomologist Pierre André Latreille in 1802. The Thymalidae is placed in the superfamily Cleroidea, within the infraorder Cucujiformia.
Selected species
Thymalus limbatus (Fabricius, 1787) and Thymalus amamiensis Miyatake, 1985 are two documented in this .