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Pill Beetle
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 byrhhids feed on moss, lichens and algae, though some species feed on vascular plants.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. 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. There around 500 extant species in 40 genera. Taxonomy There are about 450 species in this family.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), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Byrrhus Pilula
''Byrrhus pilula '' is a Holarctic species of beetle in the family Byrrhidae the pill beetles. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. Description The body is short and stout and brown with rows of dark and light brown markings on the elytra. Body length is 6.7 to 9.3 mm. Biology Pill beetles can retract all their appendages into ventral body grooves-so feigning death and are then said to Camouflage, resemble or mimic a rabbit dropping or seed. Both larvae and adults feed on moss, algae and liverworts. Main habitats include moorland, heathland and sandy shorelines. They are found beneath logs and stones and at plant roots on damp, sandy or stony soils. They form part of the diet of the Red Kite in Wales P. E. Davis & J. E. Davis (1981) The food of the Red Kite in Wales, ''Bird Study'', 28:1, 33-40, DOI: 10.1080/0006365810947669online/ref> and have been found in Common kestrel, Kestrel and Little owl, Little Owl Pellet (ornithology), pellets. Distribution In the Palearcti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curimopsis
''Curimopsis'' is a genus of pill beetles in the family Byrrhidae. There are more than 30 described species in ''Curimopsis''. Species These 38 species belong to the genus ''Curimopsis'': * ''Curimopsis albonotata'' (LeConte, 1861) * ''Curimopsis andalusiaca'' (Franz, 1967) * ''Curimopsis austriaca'' (Franz, 1967) * ''Curimopsis brancomontis'' Pütz, 2002 * ''Curimopsis brevicollis'' Casey * '' Curimopsis canariensis'' (Franz, 1967) * ''Curimopsis capitata'' (Wollaston, 1854) * ''Curimopsis carniolica'' (Ganglbauer, 1902) * ''Curimopsis cyclolepidia'' (Münster, 1902) * ''Curimopsis echinata'' (LeConte, 1850) * '' Curimopsis ehimensis'' Kitano & Sakai, 2006 * ''Curimopsis franzi'' Paulus, 1973 * ''Curimopsis ganglbaueri'' (Plavilshikov, 1924) * ''Curimopsis granulosa'' (Wollaston, 1865) * ''Curimopsis horrida'' (Wollaston, 1854) * ''Curimopsis incisa'' (Obenberger, 1917) * ''Curimopsis integra'' (Wollaston, 1864) * ''Curimopsis italica'' (Franz, 1967) * '' Curimopsis jordai'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simplocaria Semistriata, Dinlle, North Wales, May 2014 (23486958096)
''Simplocaria'' is a genus of pill beetles in the family Byrrhidae. There are more than 30 described species in ''Simplocaria''. Species These 31 species belong to the genus ''Simplocaria'': * '' Simplocaria acuminata'' Erichson, 1847 * '' Simplocaria arctica'' Poppius, 1904 * '' Simplocaria atayal'' Putz, 2003 * '' Simplocaria basalis'' Sahlberg, 1903 * '' Simplocaria brevistriata'' Reitter, 1900 * '' Simplocaria bunun'' Putz, 2003 * '' Simplocaria carpathica'' Hampe, 1853 * '' Simplocaria columbica'' Casey * ''Simplocaria deubeli'' Ganglbauer, 1899 * '' Simplocaria elongata'' J. Sahlberg, 1903 * '' Simplocaria hakonensis'' Takizawa, 1983 * '' Simplocaria ivani'' Putz, 2003 * '' Simplocaria jugicola'' Baudi, 1889 * ''Simplocaria macularis'' Reitter, 1896 * ''Simplocaria maculosa'' Erichson, 1847 * '' Simplocaria metallica'' (Sturm, 1807) * '' Simplocaria montenegrina'' Obenberger, 1917 * '' Simplocaria nenkaoshan'' Putz, 2003 * ''Simplocaria nivalis'' Ganglbauer, 1904 * ''Simp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sierraclava
''Sierraclava'' is a genus of pill beetles in the family Byrrhidae 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 byrhhids feed on moss, lichens and algae, though some spec .... There is one described species in ''Sierraclava'', ''S. cooperi''. References Further reading * Byrrhidae Articles created by Qbugbot {{Elateriformia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porcinolus
''Porcinolus'' is a genus of pill beetles in the family Byrrhidae. There are at least three described species in ''Porcinolus''. Species These three species belong to the genus ''Porcinolus'': * ''Porcinolus crescentifer'' Casey * ''Porcinolus hystrix'' Casey * ''Porcinolus undatus'' (Melsheimer, 1844) References Further reading * * Byrrhidae Articles created by Qbugbot {{Elateriformia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morychus(beetle)
In ancient Greek religion and myth, Dionysus (; grc, Διόνυσος ) is the god of the grape-harvest, winemaking, orchards and fruit, vegetation, fertility, insanity, ritual madness, religious ecstasy, festivity, and theatre. The Romans called him Bacchus ( or ; grc, Βάκχος ) for a frenzy he is said to induce called ''bakkheia''. As Dionysus Eleutherios ("the liberator"), his wine, music, and ecstatic dance free his followers from self-conscious fear and care, and subvert the oppressive restraints of the powerful. His ''thyrsus'', a fennel-stem sceptre, sometimes wound with ivy and dripping with honey, is both a beneficent wand and a weapon used to destroy those who oppose his cult and the freedoms he represents. Those who partake of his mysteries are believed to become possessed and empowered by the god himself. His origins are uncertain, and his cults took many forms; some are described by ancient sources as Thracian, others as Greek. In Orphic religion, he was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Listemus
''Listemus'' is a genus of pill beetles in the family Byrrhidae. There are at least four described species in ''Listemus''. Species These four species belong to the genus ''Listemus'': * ''Listemus acuminatus'' (Mannerheim, 1852) * ''Listemus formosus'' Casey, 1912 * ''Listemus kootenai'' Johnson, 1991 * ''Listemus satelles'' Casey References Further reading * * * Byrrhidae Articles created by Qbugbot {{Elateriformia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lioon
''Lioon'' is a genus of pill beetles in the family Byrrhidae Byrrhidae, the pill beetles, is a family of beetle Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most othe .... There are at least four described species in ''Lioon''. Species These four species belong to the genus ''Lioon'': * '' Lioon nezperce'' Johnson, 1991 * '' Lioon puncticeps'' Casey * '' Lioon simplicipes'' (Mannerheim, 1852) * '' Lioon speculare'' Casey References Further reading * * * Byrrhidae Articles created by Qbugbot {{Elateriformia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lioligus
''Lioligus'' is a genus of pill beetles in the family Byrrhidae Byrrhidae, the pill beetles, is a family of beetle Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most othe .... There are at least 2 described species in ''Lioligus''. Species * '' Lioligus nitidus'' (Motschulsky, 1845) * '' Lioligus pallidus'' Casey, 1912 References * Johnson, Paul J. (1991). "Taxonomic notes, new records, and a key to the adults of North American Byrrhidae (Coleoptera)". ''Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, vol. 93, no. 2'', 322–332. * Johnson, Paul J. / Arnett, Ross H. Jr., Michael C. Thomas, Paul E. Skelley, and J. H. Frank, eds. (2002). "Family 42. Byrrhidae Latreille 1804". ''American Beetles, vol. 2: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea'', 113–116. Further reading * Arnett, R.H. Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Exomella
''Exomella'' is a genus of pill beetles in the family Byrrhidae Byrrhidae, the pill beetles, is a family of beetle Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most othe .... There are at least 2 described species in ''Exomella''. Species * '' Exomella merickeli'' Johnson, 1985 * '' Exomella pleuralis'' (Casey, 1908) References * Johnson, Paul J. (1991). "Taxonomic notes, new records, and a key to the adults of North American Byrrhidae (Coleoptera)". ''Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, vol. 93, no. 2'', 322–332. * Johnson, Paul J. / Arnett, Ross H. Jr., Michael C. Thomas, Paul E. Skelley, and J. H. Frank, eds. (2002). "Family 42. Byrrhidae Latreille 1804". ''American Beetles, vol. 2: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea'', 113–116. Further reading * Arnett, R.H. Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eusomalia
''Eusomalia'' is a genus of pill beetles in the family Byrrhidae Byrrhidae, the pill beetles, is a family of beetle Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most othe .... There is one described species in ''Eusomalia'', ''E. lecontei''. References Further reading * * Byrrhidae Articles created by Qbugbot {{Elateriformia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
