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Lymexylidae Fleming, 1821

109854  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:109854)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Arthropoda (Phylum)
  4. Hexapoda (Subphylum)
  5. Insecta (Class)
  6. Coleoptera (Order)
  7. Lymexylidae (Family)
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  1. Genus Anancites Perkovsky, 2022 †
  2. Genus Atractocerus Palisot de Beauvois, 1802
  3. Genus Australymexylon Wheeler, 1986
  4. Genus Cretoquadratus Chen, 2019 †
  5. Genus Elateroides Schaeffer, 1777
  6. Genus Eoractocetinus Kirejtshuk, 2025 †
  7. Genus Eoractocetus Kirejtshuk, 2025 †
  8. Genus Fusicornis Philippi, 1866
  9. Genus Hylecoetus Latreille, 1806
  10. Genus Leptonetron Lawrence, 2020
  11. Genus Lymexylon Fabricius, 1775
  12. Genus Lymexylopsis Kirejtshuk, 2025 †
  13. Genus Melittomma Murray, 1867
  14. Genus Melittommopsis Lane, 1955
  15. Genus Paratractocerus Nazarenko & Perkovsky in Nazarenko et al., 2020 †
  16. Genus Ponomarenkylon Kirejtshuk, 2008 †
  17. Genus Protomelittomma Wheeler, 1986
  18. Genus Raractocetus Kurosawa, 1985
  19. Genus Urtea Paulus, 2004
  20. Genus Vetatractocerus Yamamoto, 2019 †
  21. Genus Adamas Chen & Zhang, 2020 † accepted as Anancites Perkovsky, 2022 † (unaccepted > junior homonym)
  22. Genus Arractocetus Kurosawa, 1985 accepted as Atractocerus Palisot de Beauvois, 1802
  23. Genus Atractoceras accepted as Atractocerus Palisot de Beauvois, 1802
  24. Genus Atractourus Palisot de Beauvais, 1802 accepted as Atractocerus Palisot de Beauvois, 1802
  25. Genus Atroctocerus Laporte, 1836 accepted as Atractocerus Palisot de Beauvois, 1802
  26. Genus Attractocerus Gistl, 1848 accepted as Atractocerus Palisot de Beauvois, 1802
  27. Genus Calolymus Thunberg, 1789 accepted as Lymexylon Fabricius, 1775
  28. Genus Fuscicornis Taschenberg in Heyne & Taschenberg, 1908 accepted as Fusicornis Philippi, 1866
  29. Genus Hylecerus Jacquelin Du Val, 1860 accepted as Elateroides Schaeffer, 1777
  30. Genus Hylicetus Berthold, 1827 accepted as Hylecoetus Latreille, 1806
  31. Genus Hyloceotus Melsheimer, 1853 accepted as Elateroides Schaeffer, 1777
  32. Genus Hyloecotus Lacordaire, 1857 accepted as Elateroides Schaeffer, 1777
  33. Genus Hymaloxylon Kurosawa, 1985 accepted as Atractocerus Palisot de Beauvois, 1802
  34. Genus Lymexylum Agassiz, 1846 accepted as Lymexylon Fabricius, 1775
  35. Genus Macrogaster Thunberg, 1805 accepted as Atractocerus Palisot de Beauvois, 1802
  36. Genus Melittoma accepted as Melittomma Murray, 1867
  37. Genus Neohylecoetus Kurosawa, 1956 accepted as Melittomma Murray, 1867
  38. Genus Pterophorus Herbst in Fuessly, 1784 accepted as Lymexylon Fabricius, 1775
  39. Genus Xylecoethus Gyllenhal, 1827 accepted as Elateroides Schaeffer, 1777
  40. Genus Hylecoetopsis Lane, 1955 (uncertain, unassessed)
marine, brackish
recent + fossil
Not documented
IRMNG (2021). Lymexylidae Fleming, 1821. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=109854 on 2026-01-19
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2006-09-19 22:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony

basis of record Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details] 

current name source Bouchard, P.; Bousquet, Y.; Davies, A.; Alonso-Zarazaga, M.; Lawrence, J.; Lyal, C.; Newton, A.; Reid, C.; Schmitt, M.; Slipinski, A.; Smith, A. (2011). Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta). <em>ZooKeys.</em> 88: 1-972., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.88.807 [details] 

extant flag source Parker 82, PaleoDB [details] 
Unreviewed
Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Hexapoda (Subphylum) > Insecta (Class) > Pterygota (Subclass) > Neoptera (Infraclass) > Holometabola (Superorder) > Coleoptera (Order) > Polyphaga (Suborder) > Lymexyloidea (Superfamily) > Lymexylidae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info Beetles, terrestrial (characteristics of order) (Parker) [details]
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