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 <small>Gory, 1829</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> g</sup></span>
- Byrrhus americanus <small>LeConte, 1850</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> i c g b</sup></span>
- Byrrhus arietinus <small>Steffahny, 1842</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> g</sup></span>
- Byrrhus auromicans <small>Kiesenwetter, 1851</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> g</sup></span>
- Byrrhus concolor <small>Kirby, 1837</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> i c g b</sup></span>
- Byrrhus crenulatus <small>Rossi, 1794</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> g</sup></span>
- Byrrhus cyclophorus <small>Kirby, 1837</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> i c g b</sup></span>
- Byrrhus derrei <small>Allemand, 1987</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> g</sup></span>
- Byrrhus espanoli <small>G.Fiori, 1960</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> g</sup></span>
- Byrrhus eximius <small>LeConte, 1850</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> i c g b</sup></span>
- Byrrhus fasciatus <small>Forster, 1771</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> i c g</sup></span>
- Byrrhus focarilei <small>Fabbri & Puetz, 1997</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> g</sup></span>
- Byrrhus geminatus <small>LeConte, 1854</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> i c g b</sup></span>
- Byrrhus gigas <small>Fabricius, 1787</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> g</sup></span>
- Byrrhus glabratus <small>Heer, 1841</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> g</sup></span>
- Byrrhus kirbyi <small>LeConte, 1854</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> i c g b</sup></span>
- Byrrhus lisellae <small>(G.Fiori, 1953)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> g</sup></span>
- Byrrhus luniger <small>Germar, 1817</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> g</sup></span>
- Byrrhus murinus <small>Fabricius, 1794</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> g</sup></span>
- Byrrhus nicolasi <small>G.Fiori, 1966</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> g</sup></span>
- Byrrhus nigrosparsus <small>Chevrolat, 1866</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> g</sup></span>
- Byrrhus numidicus <small>Normand, 1935</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> g</sup></span>
- Byrrhus occidentalis <small>G.Fiori, 1953</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> g</sup></span>
- Byrrhus picipes <small>Duftschmid, 1825</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> g</sup></span>
- Byrrhus pilosellus <small>A.Villa & G.B.Villa, 1833</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> g</sup></span>
- Byrrhus pilula <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> i c g b</sup></span>
- Byrrhus pustulatus <small>(Forster, 1771)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> g</sup></span>
- Byrrhus pyrenaeus <small>Dufour, 1834</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> g</sup></span>
- Byrrhus rubidus <small>Kugelann, 1792</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> g</sup></span>
- Byrrhus rufipes <small>Kugelann, 1792</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> g</sup></span>
- Byrrhus signatus <small>Sturm, 1823</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> g</sup></span>
- Byrrhus undulatus <small>Kugelann, 1792</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> g</sup></span>
<small>Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net</small>
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