Byrrhus pilula Linnaeus 1758

Insecta - Coleoptera - Byrrhidae

Alternative combination: Dermestes pilula

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824

Belongs to Byrrhus according to G. R. Coope et al. 1961

See also De Geer 1774, Fabricius 1775, Linnaeus 1758, Linnaeus 1761 and Linnaeus 1767

Sister taxa: Byrrhus domesticus, Byrrhus exanimatus, Byrrhus eximius, Byrrhus lucae, Byrrhus oeningensis, Byrrhus ottawaensis, Byrrhus pustulatus, Byrrhus romingeri

Distribution: found only at Upton Warren, Band 3 (Quaternary of the United Kingdom)

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