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Byrrhidae

Wikipedia Abstract

Byrrhidae, the pill beetles, is a family of beetles in the superfamily Byrrhoidea. These beetles are common in the forests of the Northern Hemisphere. They feed mainly on moss. Populations increase after wildfires. There are about 450 species in this family. Genera include: \n* Amphycyrta \n* Arctobyrrhus \n* Byrrhus \n* Chaetophora \n* Curimopsis \n* Cytilus \n* Eusomalia \n* Exomella \n* Lioligus \n* Lioon \n* Listemus \n* Morychus \n* Porcinolus \n* Sierraclava \n* Simplocaria
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External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0