''Lymexylon'' is a genus of
beetle
Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...
s in the family
Lymexylidae
The Lymexylidae (historically often spelled Lymexylonidae), also known as ship-timber beetles, are a family of wood-boring beetles. Lymexylidae belong to the suborder Polyphaga and are the sole member of the superfamily Lymexyloidea.
Habitat an ...
, containing the following species:
Lymexylidae Species List
at Joel Hallan’s Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved on 17 May 2012.
* '' Lymexylon amamianum'' Kurosawa, 1985
* '' Lymexylon miyakei'' Nakane, 1985
* '' Lymexylon navale'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
* '' Lymexylon persicum'' Fursov, 1935
* '' Lymexylon ruficolle'' Kurosawa, 1949
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Lymexylidae
Cucujoidea genera
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