Byrrhoidea

insect superfamily

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annotated classification

  • African goliath beetle
    In coleopteran: Annotated classification

    Superfamily Byrrhoidea Forecoxae large; antennae more or less thickened at tip; body short, with legs and antennae retractable into grooves on under surface. Family Byrrhidae (pill beetles) Small, oval; found under debris, in sand, at grass roots; about 350 species; widely distributed; example Byrrhus.

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