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Checklist for Family Lymexylidae Fleming, 1821 (ship-timber beetle)
and region Japan (East Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
696
12064
41018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
693
12055
41003
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
664
11905
40649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
434
9807
35125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
130
3704
14154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
119
3331
11800
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
64
1976
5419
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lymexyloidea
Fleming, 1921
Lymexylids, Ship-timber beetles
1
5
10
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLymexylidae
Fleming, 1821
Ship-timber beetle, Ship-timber beetles
5
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Japan
5 Genera with 10 Species
Arractocetus Kurosawa, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Elateroides Schäffer, 17912SpeciesTaxom
Hylecoetus Latreille, 19383SpeciesTaxom
Lymexylon Fabricius, 19493SpeciesTaxom
Melittomma Murray, 19631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Japan
10 Species
Arractocetus nipponicus Nakane, 1985
Elateroides dermestoides Linnaeus, 1761
Elateroides flabellicornis Schneider, 1791
Hylecoetus dermestoides (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Elateroides dermestoides Linnaeus, 1761
Hylecoetus flabellicornis (Schneider, 1791)⇒ Elateroides flabellicornis Schneider, 1791
Hylecoetus matsushitai (Kono, 1938)⇒ Elateroides dermestoides Linnaeus, 1761
Lymexylon amamianum Kurosawa, 1985
Lymexylon miyakei Nakane, 1985
Lymexylon ruficolle Kurosawa, 1949
Melittomma oculare Nakane, 1963

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

Taxom

SubfamilyHylecoetinae
Gistel, 1856
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLymexylinae
Fleming, 1821
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelittommatinae
Wheeler, 1986
1
1
Genus
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