Byrrhus Explained

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 ^[1] (#195), as it was not listed in 1758.^[2] B. pilula (Linnaeus, 1758) was listed under the genus Dermestes in the 10th edition (#18).

Species

These 32 species belong to the genus Byrrhus:

• Byrrhus alpinus Gory, 1829

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• Byrrhus americanus LeConte, 1850

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• Byrrhus arietinus Steffahny, 1842

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• Byrrhus auromicans Kiesenwetter, 1851

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• Byrrhus concolor Kirby, 1837

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• Byrrhus crenulatus Rossi, 1794

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• Byrrhus cyclophorus Kirby, 1837

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• Byrrhus derrei Allemand, 1987

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• Byrrhus espanoli G.Fiori, 1960

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• Byrrhus eximius LeConte, 1850

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• Byrrhus fasciatus Forster, 1771

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• Byrrhus focarilei Fabbri & Puetz, 1997

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• Byrrhus geminatus LeConte, 1854

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• Byrrhus gigas Fabricius, 1787

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• Byrrhus glabratus Heer, 1841

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• Byrrhus kirbyi LeConte, 1854

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• Byrrhus lisellae (G.Fiori, 1953)

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• Byrrhus luniger Germar, 1817

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• Byrrhus murinus Fabricius, 1794

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• Byrrhus nicolasi G.Fiori, 1966

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• Byrrhus nigrosparsus Chevrolat, 1866

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• Byrrhus numidicus Normand, 1935

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• Byrrhus occidentalis G.Fiori, 1953

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• Byrrhus picipes Duftschmid, 1825

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• Byrrhus pilosellus A.Villa & G.B.Villa, 1833

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• Byrrhus pilula (Linnaeus, 1758)

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• Byrrhus pustulatus (Forster, 1771)

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• Byrrhus pyrenaeus Dufour, 1834

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• Byrrhus rubidus Kugelann, 1792

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• Byrrhus rufipes Kugelann, 1792

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• Byrrhus signatus Sturm, 1823

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• Byrrhus undulatus Kugelann, 1792

^gData sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

Further reading

• The Australian Byrrhinae (Coleoptera: Byrrhidae) with descriptions of new genera and species. 2013. Lawrence . John F.. Slipinski . Adam. Jäger . Olaf. Pütz . Andreas. Zootaxa. 3745. 3. 301–29. 10.11646/zootaxa.3745.3.1. 25113351.
• Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. 2006. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. 978-90-04-30914-2.

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/137240#page/11/mode/1up Systema Naturae 12th edition
2. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/364/mode/1up Systema Naturae 10th edition