Byrrhidae, the pill beetles, is a family of beetles in the superfamily Byrrhoidea. They are generally found in damp habitats within cooler-high latitude regions of both hemispheres. Most byrrhids feed on moss, lichens and algae, though some species feed on vascular plants.[1] The oldest undoubted record of the family is Lidryops from the earliest Late Cretaceous Charentese amber of France, with other less certain records going back to the Middle Jurassic, but these possibly belong to Byrrhoidea.[2] There around 500 extant species in 40 genera.[1]
^ abMaier, Crystal A., Lawrence, John F. and Leschen, Richard A. B.. "Byrrhidae Latreille, 1804: Coleoptera, Beetles". Handbook of Zoology Online, edited by Andreas Schmidt-Rhaesa. Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter, 2016.
^Kirejtshuk, Alexander G.; Nel, André (December 2016). "Lidryopinae, new byrrhid subfamily from the Lower Cretaceous of France (Coleoptera, Byrrhidae)". Cretaceous Research. 67: 140–147. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2016.07.007.
Byrrhidae, the pill beetles, is a family of beetles in the superfamily Byrrhoidea. They are generally found in damp habitats within cooler-high latitude...
1979 Dermestidae. Die Käfer Mitteleuropas 6: Diversicornia (Lycidae — Byrrhidae) 1206 text figs. 367pp. Goecke & Evers. Text in German; the Dermestidae...
Listemus kootenai is a species of pill beetle in the family Byrrhidae. It is found in North America. "Listemus kootenai Report". Integrated Taxonomic...
Morychus aeneolus is a species of pill beetle in the family Byrrhidae. It is found in North America. "Morychus aeneolus Report". Integrated Taxonomic...
Lioon simplicipes is a species of pill beetle in the family Byrrhidae. It is found in North America. "Lioon simplicipes Report". Integrated Taxonomic...
Exomella pleuralis is a species of pill beetles in the family Byrrhidae. It is found in North America. "Exomella pleuralis Species Information". BugGuide...
Lioligus pallidus is a species of pill beetles in the family Byrrhidae. It is found in North America. "Lioligus pallidus Species Information". BugGuide...
Byrrhus kirbyi is a species of pill beetle in the family Byrrhidae. It is found in North America. "Byrrhus kirbyi Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information...
(1822). "Characters of a new genus of coleopterous insects of the family Byrrhidae". Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. 13: 41. doi:10.1111/j...
Byrrhus pilula is a Holarctic species of beetle in the family Byrrhidae the pill beetles. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. The body is short...
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