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Checklist for Family Lymexylidae Fleming, 1821 (ship-timber beetle)
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
943
36180
241410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
939
36100
241106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
896
35668
239021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
524
27533
203737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
146
11745
86825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
125
10691
74394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
67
6373
34278
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lymexyloidea
Fleming, 1921
Lymexylids, Ship-timber beetles
1
4
12
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLymexylidae
Fleming, 1821
Ship-timber beetle, Ship-timber beetles
4
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
4 Genera with 12 Species
Atractocerus Straneo, 19314SpeciesTaxom
Lymexylon Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Melittomma Murray, 19396SpeciesTaxom
Protomelittomma Wheeler, 18931SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
12 Species
Atractocerus ater Kraatz, 1895
Atractocerus brasiliensis Lepeletier &..., 1825
Atractocerus brevicornis Linnaeus, 1766
Atractocerus crassicornis Clark, 1931
Lymexylon navale Linnaeus, 1758Timber beetle
Melittomma africanum Thomson, 1858
Melittomma auberti Fairmaire, 1891
Melittomma benitonum Fairmaire, 1901
Melittomma brasiliense Laporte de C..., 1832
Melittomma perrieri Fairmaire, 1901
Melittomma sicardi Pic, 1939
Protomelittomma insulare Fairmaire, 1893

Subnodes of Lymexylidae with occurrences in Africa
SubfamilyAtractocerinae
Laporte, 1840
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLymexylinae
Fleming, 1821
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelittommatinae
Wheeler, 1986
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Lymexylidae at artfakta.se
Lymexylidae at dyntaxa.se
Lymexylidae at gbif.org
Lymexylidae at irmng.org
Lymexylidae at itis.gov