Byrrhus

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).

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