Byrrhidae

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Byrrhidae

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Byrrhus pilula

Scientific classification
Kingdom:

Animalia

Phylum:

Arthropoda

Class:

Insecta

Order:

Coleoptera

Suborder:

Polyphaga

Infraorder:

Elateriformia

Superfamily:

Byrrhoidea

Family:

Byrrhidae



Latreille, 1804

Subfamilies

  • Amphicyrtinae

  • Byrrhinae

  • Syncalyptinae

Byrrhidae, the pill beetles, is a family of beetles in the superfamily Byrrhoidea. These beetles are common in the forests of the Northern Hemisphere. They feed mainly on moss. Populations increase after wildfires.[1]


There are about 450 species in this family.[2]


Genera include:[3]


  • Amphycyrta

  • Arctobyrrhus

  • Byrrhus

  • Chaetophora

  • Curimopsis

  • Cytilus

  • Eusomalia

  • Exomella

  • Lioligus

  • Lioon

  • Listemus

  • Morychus

  • Porcinolus

  • Sierraclava

  • Simplocaria


References




  1. ^ Phillips, I. D., Cobb, T. P., & Spence, J. R. (2008). Salvage logging and edge effects on pill beetle abundance (Coleoptera: Byrrhidae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 324-27.


  2. ^ Lawrence, J. F., Slipinski, A., Jaeger, O., & Pütz, A. (2013). The Australian Byrrhinae (Coleoptera: Byrrhidae) with descriptions of new genera and species. Zootaxa 3745(3), 301-29.


  3. ^ Byrrhidae. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).




External links



  • Data related to Byrrhidae at Wikispecies


  • Media related to Byrrhidae at Wikimedia Commons







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