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Byrrhus
Sign in to saveByrrhus is a genus of pill beetles in the family Byrrhidae. There are at least 30 described species in Byrrhus.
Species
Common Pill-beetle
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderColeoptera
- FamilyByrrhidae
Observations1,803
Observations recorded9,598
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 134
- With media
- 12
- Family
- Byrrhidae
- Collections
- UAM, USNM, MCGILL UNIVERSITY, UNM
- Recorded in
- United States, Canada
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Byrrhus is a genus of pill beetles in the family Byrrhidae. There are at least 30 described species in Byrrhus.
The correct date for this genus is 1767 (#195), as it was not listed in 1758. B. pilula (Linnaeus, 1758) was listed under the genus Dermestes in the 10th edition (#18). thumb|Byrrhus pustulatus
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