Thymalus

Latreille, 1802

Thymalus is a of 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 .

Pronunciation

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Distribution

Eurasia and North America

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Taxonomic history

The Thymalus was established by French Pierre André Latreille in 1802. The Thymalidae is placed in the superfamily , within the infraorder Cucujiformia.

Selected species

Thymalus limbatus (Fabricius, 1787) and Thymalus amamiensis Miyatake, 1985 are two documented in this .

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