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, 1934Lymnastis atricapillus Bates, 1892Lymnastis barbieri Straneo, 1953Lymnastis coomani Jeannel, 1932Lymnastis decorsei Jeannel, 1932Lymnastis dieneri Szekessy, 1938Lymnastis foveicollis G.Muller, 1941Lymnastis galilaeus Piochard de la Brullerie, 1876Lymnastis gaudini Jeannel, 1929Lymnastis gomerae Franz, 1965Lymnastis herlanti Basilewsky, 1951Lymnastis indicus (Motschulsky, 1851)Lymnastis inops Darlington, 1962Lymnastis jeanneli Basilewsky, 1951Lymnastis leleupi Basilewsky, 1949Lymnastis lesnei Jeannel, 1932Lymnastis luigionii Dodero, 1899Lymnastis macrops Jeannel, 1932Lymnastis meersmanae Basilewsky, 1951Lymnastis minutus Basilewsky, 1953Lymnastis niloticus Motschulsky, 1862Lymnastis pilosus Bates, 1892Lymnastis pullulus Motschulsky, 1862Lymnastis remyi Jeannel, 1949Lymnastis rugegeiensis Basilewsky, 1953Lymnastis sanctaehelenae Basilewsky, 1972Lymnastis scaritides Bruneau De Mire, 1965Lymnastis schachti Baehr, 2003Lymnastis schoutedeni Jeannel, 1937Lymnastis subovatus Machado, 1992Lymnastis sugimotoi Habu, 1975Lymnastis swaluwenbergi Jeannel, 1932Lymnastis tescorum Arnoldi & Kryzhanovskij, 1964Lymnastis thoracicus Machado, 1992Lymnastis tibesticus Bruneau De Mire, 1990Lymnastis villiersi Bruneau De Mire, 1965Lymnastis yanoi Nakane, 1963