Thymalus limbatus is a species of beetle in family Thymalidae. It is found in the palearctic.[2] It is an obligate Saproxylic species associated with Betula pendula, Fagus sylvatica, Fagus sylvatica, Tilia × europaea and Picea abies mostly under bark. It feeds on fungus or dead wood.
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| Thymalus limbatus 5.0 to 7.0 mm. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Thymalidae |
| Genus: | Thymalus |
| Species: | T. limbatus
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| Thymalus limbatus | |
References
edit- ^ Fabricius, J.C., 1787. Mantissa insectorum, sistens eorum species nuper detectas adiectis characteribus genericis, differentiis specificis, emendationibus, observationibus. Christ. Gottl. Proft, Hafniae. Two volumes.
- ^ Joy, N. 1932 A Practical Handbook of British Beetles
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