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Byrrhus

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Byrrhus
Byrrhus arietinus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Byrrhidae
Tribe: Byrrhini
Genus: Byrrhus
Linnaeus, 1767

Byrrhus is a genus of pill beetles in the family Byrrhidae. There are at least 30 described species in Byrrhus.[1][2][3][4]

The correct date for this genus is 1767 [5] (#195), as it was not listed in 1758.[6] B. pilula (Linnaeus, 1758) was listed under the genus Dermestes in the 10th edition (#18).

Byrrhus pustulatus

Species

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These 32 species belong to the genus Byrrhus:

Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[2] g = GBIF,[3] b = Bugguide.net[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Byrrhus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  2. ^ a b "Browse Byrrhus". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  3. ^ a b "Byrrhus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  4. ^ a b "Byrrhus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  5. ^ Systema Naturae 12th edition
  6. ^ Systema Naturae 10th edition

Further reading

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  • Media related to Byrrhus at Wikimedia Commons