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 Systema Naturae 12th edition (#195), as it was not listed in 1758.Systema Naturae 10th edition 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 g Byrrhus americanus LeConte, 1850 i c g b Byrrhus arietinus Steffahny, 1842 g Byrrhus auromicans Kiesenwetter, 1851 g Byrrhus concolor Kirby, 1837 i c g b Byrrhus crenulatus Rossi, 1794 g Byrrhus cyclophorus Kirby, 1837 i c g b Byrrhus derrei Allemand, 1987 g Byrrhus espanoli G.Fiori, 1960 g Byrrhus eximius LeConte, 1850 i c g b Byrrhus fasciatus Forster, 1771 i c g Byrrhus focarilei Fabbri & Puetz, 1997 g Byrrhus geminatus LeConte, 1854 i c g b Byrrhus gigas Fabricius, 1787 g Byrrhus glabratus Heer, 1841 g Byrrhus kirbyi LeConte, 1854 i c g b Byrrhus lisellae (G.Fiori, 1953) g Byrrhus luniger Germar, 1817 g Byrrhus murinus Fabricius, 1794 g Byrrhus nicolasi G.Fiori, 1966 g Byrrhus nigrosparsus Chevrolat, 1866 g Byrrhus numidicus Normand, 1935 g Byrrhus occidentalis G.Fiori, 1953 g Byrrhus picipes Duftschmid, 1825 g Byrrhus pilosellus A.Villa & G.B.Villa, 1833 g Byrrhus pilula (Linnaeus, 1758) i c g b Byrrhus pustulatus (Forster, 1771) g Byrrhus pyrenaeus Dufour, 1834 g Byrrhus rubidus Kugelann, 1792 g Byrrhus rufipes Kugelann, 1792 g Byrrhus signatus Sturm, 1823 g Byrrhus undulatus Kugelann, 1792 g
Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net
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