Classification of 2-connected diameter-two graphs with fewer lines than vertices

Classify all 2-connected graphs of diameter two that have fewer lines than vertices, determining whether the known examples—$H_6$, $H_8$, the house $H_5$, and the graph in Theorem 2.1 of the cited work—are the only such graphs.

Background

The paper proves that every connected locally connected graph of diameter two with fewer than n lines is one of K1,2,2K_{1,2,2}, K2,2,2K_{2,2,2}, or K2,2,2,2K_{2,2,2,2}. It then observes that this classification does not extend immediately to all 2-connected graphs: several additional examples are known, including the graphs H6H_6, H8H_8, and the house H5H_5. The authors explicitly state that these are the only known examples and express a belief that no others exist, leaving the general classification unresolved.

References

So far, these together with the graph appearing in Theorem \ref{th:class} are the only 2-connected graphs of diameter two with less lines than vertices known to us and we believe that there are no others.

Locally connected graphs: metric properties  (2502.20628 - Matamala et al., 28 Feb 2025) in Section 3 (Conclusion)