Thymalidae is a family of beetles in Cleroidea. They were formerly included in Trogossitidae.[1] Members of the subfamily Decamerinae are found in Central and South America, and are associated with flowers, while Thymalus, the only member of the subfamily Thymalinae is found across the Holarctic realm, as well as parts of the Oriental realm, like southern China and Thailand, where they are found associated with the bark of trees. It is assumed that Thymalus larvae feed on fungus in decomposing wood.[2]

Thymalidae
Specimen of Thymalus limbatus
Specimens of Decamerus haemorhoidalis (left) and Diontolobus punctatipennis (right)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Superfamily: Cleroidea
Family: Thymalidae
Léveillé, 1888
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  1. ^ a b Gimmel, Matthew L.; Bocakova, Milada; Gunter, Nicole L.; Leschen, Richard A.B. (July 2019). "Comprehensive phylogeny of the Cleroidea (Coleoptera: Cucujiformia)". Systematic Entomology. 44 (3): 527–558. doi:10.1111/syen.12338. ISSN 0307-6970. S2CID 91437400.
  2. ^ a b Kolibac, Jiri (2013-12-31). "Trogossitidae: A review of the beetle family, with a catalogue and keys". ZooKeys (366): 1–194. doi:10.3897/zookeys.366.6172. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 3890666. PMID 24453569.