Porcinolus Hystrix
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''Porcinolus'' is a genus of
pill beetle Byrrhidae, the pill beetles, is a family (biology), 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, ...
s in the family
Byrrhidae Byrrhidae, the pill beetles, is a family of beetles in the superfamily Byrrhoidea Byrrhoidea is a superfamily of beetles belonging to Elateriformia that includes several families which are either aquatic or associated with a semi-aquatic habitat ...
. 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