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Checklist for Superfamily Byrrhoidea Latreille, 1804 (Byrrhids)
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
943
36180
241410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
939
36100
241106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
896
35668
239021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
524
27533
203737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
146
11745
86825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
125
10691
74394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
24
663
4382
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Byrrhoidea
Latreille, 1804
Byrrhids, Pill Beetles
3
7
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Africa
3 Families width 23 Species
Byrrhidae Latreille, 1804Moss beetles17SpeciesTaxom
Eulichadidae Crowson, 1973Forest stream beetle5SpeciesTaxom
Lutrochidae Kasap & Crowson, 1975Robust marsh loving beetle1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Africa
7 Genera with 23 Species
Byrrhus Linnaeus, 17882SpeciesTaxom
Chaetophora Kirby, 19792SpeciesTaxom
Curimopsis Ganglbauer, 200211SpeciesTaxom
Eulichas Jacobson, 19114SpeciesTaxom
Euliph1SpeciesTaxom
Lutrochus Erichson, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Simplocaria Stephens, 17942SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
23 Species
Byrrhus (Byrrhus) numidicus Normand, 1935
Byrrhus toranio (Danthione, 1788)⇒ Hylesinus toranio Danthoine, 1788
Chaetophora medleri Johnson, 1978
Chaetophora russelli Fiori, 1979
Curimopsis (Atlantopsis) brancomontis Puetz, 2002
Curimopsis (Atlantopsis) canariensis Franz, 1967
Curimopsis (Atlantopsis) capitata Wollaston, 1854
Curimopsis (Atlantopsis) granulosa Wollaston, 1865
Curimopsis (Atlantopsis) horrida Wollaston, 1854
Curimopsis (Atlantopsis) maderiensis Puetz, 2002
Curimopsis (Atlantopsis) ovuliformis Wollaston, 1854
Curimopsis (Atlantopsis) senicis Puetz, 2002
Curimopsis (Atlantopsis) tenerifensis Palm, 1976
Curimopsis (Atlantopsis) wollastoni Puetz, 2002
Curimopsis madeirensis Pütz, 2002
Eulichas (Eulichas) bertiae Jäch, 1995
Eulichas (Eulichas) sikkimensis Pic, 1913
Eulichas (Eulichas) trapezicollis Fairmaire, 1891
Eulichas (Eulichas) uniformis Pic, 1911
Euliph mirifica
Lutrochus laticeps Casey, 1893
Simplocaria (Simplocaria) battandieri Peyerimhoff, 1918
Simplocaria (Simplocaria) semistriata Fabricius, 1794Pill Beetle

Subnodes of Byrrhoidea with occurrences in Africa
FamilyByrrhidae
Latreille, 1804
Moss beetles, Pill, pill beetle, Pill beetles
4
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEulichadidae
Crowson, 1973
forest stream beetle, Forest stream beetles
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLutrochidae
Kasap & Crowson, 1975
robust marsh loving beetle, The travertine beetles, Travertine beetles
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Byrrhoidea at artfakta.se
Byrrhoidea at dyntaxa.se
Byrrhoidea at itis.gov