Byrrhidae

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Byrrhidae
Temporal range: Albian–Recent
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Byrrhus pilula
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Elateriformia
Superfamily: Byrrhoidea
Family: Byrrhidae
Latreille, 1804
Subfamilies

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]

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Taxonomy

There are about 450 species in this family. [3]

Genera include: [4]

Simplocaria semistriata Simplocaria semistriata, Dinlle, North Wales, May 2014 (23486958096).jpg
Simplocaria semistriata

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Byrrhoidea</span> Superfamily of beetles

Byrrhoidea is a superfamily of beetles belonging to Elateriformia that includes several families which are either aquatic or associated with a semi-aquatic habitat. Other than the superfamily Hydrophiloidea, most of the remaining Polyphagan beetles which are aquatic are in this superfamily.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Elmidae</span> Family of beetles

Elmidae, commonly known as riffle beetles, is a family of beetles in the superfamily Byrrhoidea described by John Curtis in 1830. Both adults and larvae are usually aquatic, living under rocks in fast-flowing shallow areas of streams, such as riffles, feeding on algae and biofilms. There are more than 150 genera and 1,500 described species in Elmidae. The oldest record of the group is Cretohypsilara from the Cenomanian aged Burmese amber.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Clambidae</span> Family of beetles

Clambidae is a family of beetles. They are known commonly as the minute beetles or the fringe-winged beetles. They are found worldwide on every continent except Antarctica.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Byrrhinae</span> Subfamily of beetles

Byrrhinae is a subfamily of pill beetles in the family Byrrhidae. There are about 25 genera and at least 160 described species in Byrrhinae.

<i>Arctobyrrhus</i> Genus of beetles

Arctobyrrhus is a genus of pill beetles in the family Byrrhidae. There are at least two described species in Arctobyrrhus.

Lioon nezperce is a species of pill beetle in the family Byrrhidae. It is found in North America.

Lioon is a genus of pill beetles in the family Byrrhidae. There are at least four described species in Lioon.

<i>Cytilus</i> Genus of beetles

Cytilus is a genus of pill beetles in the family Byrrhidae. There are about eight described species in Cytilus.

Byrrhus americanus is a species of pill beetle in the family Byrrhidae. It is found in North America.

Listemus acuminatus is a species of pill beetle in the family Byrrhidae. It is found in North America.

Listemus is a genus of pill beetles in the family Byrrhidae. There are at least four described species in Listemus.

<i>Simplocaria semistriata</i> Species of beetle

Simplocaria semistriata is a species of pill beetle in the family Byrrhidae. It is found in Europe and Northern Asia and North America.

Byrrhus cyclophorus is a species of pill beetle in the family Byrrhidae. It is found in North America.

Listemus kootenai is a species of pill beetle in the family Byrrhidae. It is found in North America.

Morychus oblongus is a species of pill beetle in the family Byrrhidae. It is found in North America.

<i>Porcinolus</i> Genus of beetles

Porcinolus is a genus of pill beetles in the family Byrrhidae. There are at least three described species in Porcinolus.

Lioon simplicipes is a species of pill beetle in the family Byrrhidae. It is found in North America.

<i>Simplocaria metallica</i> Species of beetle

Simplocaria metallica is a species of pill beetle in the family Byrrhidae. It is found in Europe and Northern Asia and North America.

Morychus aeneolus is a species of pill beetle in the family Byrrhidae. It is found in North America.

<i>Cytilus alternatus</i> Species of beetle

Cytilus alternatus is a species of pill beetle in the family Byrrhidae. It is found in North America.

References

  1. 1 2 Maier, 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.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ Lawrence, J. F., Slipinski, A., Jaeger, O., & Pütz, A. (2013). The Australian Byrrhinae (Coleoptera: Byrrhidae) with descriptions of new genera and species. Zootaxa 3745(3), 301-29.
  4. ↑ Byrrhidae. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).


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