Lymnastis is a genus of ground beetles of the subfamily Trechinae.
The body length of the adult is 2.0–2.2 millimetres (0.079–0.087 in). Body-color is yellow and flat. Representatives of this genus are characterized by the following features:
Head is small and narrow;
Compound eyes are usually large and are made up of about ten of the facet cells;
Frontal supraorbital notch is reduced;
Prischitkovaya groove on top is not bent;
The elytron have fine hairs and have no return grooves;
Vertex of the Abdomen appears from the elytron;
The upper body is covered in soft hairs.
It contains the following species:
Lymnastis adventitius (Peringuey, 1896)
Lymnastis americanus Darlington, 1934
Lymnastis atricapillus Bates, 1892
Lymnastis barbieri Straneo, 1953
Lymnastis coomani Jeannel, 1932
Lymnastis decorsei Jeannel, 1932
Lymnastis dieneri Szekessy, 1938
Lymnastis foveicollis G.Muller, 1941
Lymnastis galilaeus Piochard de la Brullerie, 1876
Lymnastis gaudini Jeannel, 1929
Lymnastis gomerae Franz, 1965
Lymnastis herlanti Basilewsky, 1951
Lymnastis indicus (Motschulsky, 1851)
Lymnastis inops Darlington, 1962
Lymnastis jeanneli Basilewsky, 1951
Lymnastis leleupi Basilewsky, 1949
Lymnastis lesnei Jeannel, 1932
Lymnastis luigionii Dodero, 1899
Lymnastis macrops Jeannel, 1932
Lymnastis meersmanae Basilewsky, 1951
Lymnastis minutus Basilewsky, 1953
Lymnastis niloticus Motschulsky, 1862
Lymnastis pilosus Bates, 1892
Lymnastis pullulus Motschulsky, 1862
Lymnastis remyi Jeannel, 1949
Lymnastis rugegeiensis Basilewsky, 1953
Lymnastis sanctaehelenae Basilewsky, 1972
Lymnastis scaritides Bruneau De Mire, 1965
Lymnastis schachti Baehr, 2003
Lymnastis schoutedeni Jeannel, 1937
Lymnastis subovatus Machado, 1992
Lymnastis sugimotoi Habu, 1975
Lymnastis swaluwenbergi Jeannel, 1932
Lymnastis tescorum Arnoldi & Kryzhanovskij, 1964
Lymnastis thoracicus Machado, 1992
Lymnastis tibesticus Bruneau De Mire, 1990
Lymnastis villiersi Bruneau De Mire, 1965
Lymnastis yanoi Nakane, 1963
