Thonalmus

Thonalmus
Thonalmus sp., Cuba
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Elateriformia
Family:	Lycidae
Genus:	Thonalmus Bourgeois, 1884

Thonalmus is a genus of net-winged beetles, family Lycidae. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} They are found in the West Indies with 19 recognized species. ^{[2] [3] [4]} Living specimens have a conspicious bright red dorsal coloration. ^[4]

Species

Species belonging to the genus Thonalmus: ^{[3] [4]}

• Thonalmus abejaensis Ferreira & Ivie, 2023 – Hispaniola
• Thonalmus amabilis (Jacquelin du Val, 1857) – Cuba
• Thonalmus aulicus (Jacquelin du Val, 1857) – Cuba
• Thonalmus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1763) – Hispaniola
• Thonalmus centralis Ferreira & Ivie, 2023 – Hispaniola
• Thonalmus darlingtoni Ferreira & Ivie, 2023 – Hispaniola
• Thonalmus distinguendus (Jacquelin du Val, 1857) – Cuba
• Thonalmus dominicensis (Chevrolat, 1870) – Hispaniola
• Thonalmus guerreroi Ferreira & Ivie, 2023 – Hispaniola
• Thonalmus hubbardi Leng & Mutchler, 1922 – Montserrat
• Thonalmus humeralis Ferreira & Ivie, 2023 – Hispaniola
• Thonalmus mariani Wojciechowska and Ślipiński, 1985 – Cuba
• Thonalmus militaris (Dalman, 1817) – Jamaica
• Thonalmus milleri Ferreira & Ivie, 2023 – Puerto Rico and Hispaniola
• Thonalmus nigritarsis (Chevrolat, 1870) – Cuba
• Thonalmus sinuaticostis Leng and Mutchler, 1922 – Montserrat
• Thonalmus suavis (Jacquelin du Val, 1857) – Cuba and the Bahamas
• Thonalmus subquadratus Leng and Mutchler, 1922 – Jamaica
• Thonalmus thomasi Ferreira & Ivie, 2023 – Hispaniola

Cladogram

Thonalmus Thonalmus nigritarsis Thonalmus suavis Thonalmus distinguendus Thonalmus amabilis Thonalmus mariani Thonalmus aulicus Thonalmus hubbardi Thonalmus sinuaticostis Thonalmus militaris Thonalmus subquadratus Thonalmus dominicensis Thonalmus milleri Thonalmus bicolor Thonalmus darlingtoni Thonalmus guerreroi Thonalmus humeralis Thonalmus abejaensis Thonalmus centralis Thonalmus thomasi

Phylogeny of Thonalmus (Ferreira & Ivie, 2023 [4] )

References

1. "Thonalmus Bourgeois, 1884". Catalogue of Life . Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
2. "Thonalmus". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 2026-01-13.
3. "Thonalmus Bourgeois, 1884". BioLib. Retrieved 2026-01-13.
4. Ferreira, Vinicius S.; Ivie, Michael A. (2023). "Revision and phylogeny of the West Indian net-winged beetle genus Thonalmus Bourgeois, 1883 (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Lycidae): an integrative approach to solve 260 years of unsettled taxonomy". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 77 (mo19): 1–97. doi:10.1649/1934-0451.mo19.1.