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Checklist for Family Byrrhidae Latreille, 1804 (Moss beetles)
and region Scandinavia (North Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
805
15523
74568
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
800
15509
74545
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
756
15287
74011
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
490
12882
67015
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
126
3841
14086
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
115
3441
12251
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
23
322
873
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Byrrhoidea
Latreille, 1804
Byrrhids, Pill Beetles
2
11
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyByrrhidae
Latreille, 1804
Moss beetles, Pill, Pill beetle, Pill beetles
10
31
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Scandinavia
10 Genera with 31 Species
Arctobyrrhus Münster, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Byrrhus Linnaeus, 179412SpeciesTaxom
Chaetophora Kirby, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Curimopsis Ganglbauer, 17985SpeciesTaxom
Cytilus Erichson, 17712SpeciesTaxom
Lamprobyrrhulus Ganglbauer, 17831SpeciesTaxom
Morychus Erichson, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Porcinolus Mulsant, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Simplocaria Stephens, 17946SpeciesTaxom
Syncalypta Stephens, 1830
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Scandinavia
31 Species and 2 Subspecies
Arctobyrrhus dovrensis Münster, 1902
Arctobyrrhus subcanus LeConte, 1878
Byrrhus (Byrrhocaulus) lisae Jaeger, 2002
Byrrhus (Byrrhus) americanus LeConte, 1850
Byrrhus (Byrrhus) arietinus Steffahny, 1842Northern Pill-Beetle
Byrrhus (Byrrhus) fasciatus (Forster, 1771)⇒ Byrrhus pustulatus Forster, 1771
Byrrhus (Byrrhus) geminatus LeConte, 1854
Byrrhus (Byrrhus) pilula Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Byrrhus pilula pilula Linnaeus, 1758
Byrrhus (Byrrhus) pustulatus Forster, 1771
Byrrhus pustulatus pustulatus Forster, 1771
Byrrhus (Pseudobyrrhus) glabratus Heer, 1841
Byrrhus (Pseudobyrrhus) luniger Germar, 1817
Byrrhus murinus (Illiger, 1794)⇒ Porcinolus murinus Fabricius, 1794
Chaetophora spinosa Rossi, 1794Spiny Pill Beetle
Curimopsis (Curimopsis) cyclolepidia Münster, 1902
Curimopsis (Curimopsis) maritima Marsham, 1802
Curimopsis (Curimopsis) nigrita Palm, 1934Bog Hog
Curimopsis (Curimopsis) paleata Erichson, 1846
Curimopsis (Curimopsis) setigera Illiger, 1798
Cytilus auricomus (Duftschmid, 1825)⇒ Cytilus sericeus Forster, 1771
Cytilus sericeus Forster, 1771
Lamprobyrrhulus nitidus Schaller, 1783
Morychus aeneus Fabricius, 1775
Morychus dovrensis Münster, 1902
Porcinolus murinus Fabricius, 1794
Porcinolus undatus Melsheimer, 1844
Simplocaria (Simplocaria) arctica Poppius, 1904
Simplocaria (Simplocaria) deubeli Ganglbauer, 1899
Simplocaria (Simplocaria) elongata Sahlberg, 1903
Simplocaria (Simplocaria) frigida Krogerus, 1921
Simplocaria (Simplocaria) metallica Sturm, 1807
Simplocaria (Simplocaria) semistriata Fabricius, 1794Pill Beetle

Subnodes of Byrrhidae with occurrences in Scandinavia
SubfamilyByrrhinae
Latreille, 1804
7
25
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyncalyptinae
Mulsant & Rey, 1869
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Byrrhidae at artfakta.se
Byrrhidae at dyntaxa.se
Byrrhidae at gbif.org
Byrrhidae at irmng.org
Byrrhidae at itis.gov