Lioligus

Casey, 1912

pill beetles

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Lioligus is a of pill beetles ( Byrrhidae) containing at least two described : L. nitidus and L. pallidus. These beetles are small, compact insects capable of conglobation—rolling into a spherical shape for protection. The genus was established by Casey in 1912 and is part of the diverse pill beetle family, which is characterized by this defensive .

Odd little beetle (NH266) (14511001366) by David Short from Windsor, UK. Used under a CC BY 2.0 license.

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How to pronounce Lioligus: //liˈɔ.lɪ.ɡʊs//

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Taxonomic note

The contains two described : Lioligus nitidus (Motschulsky, 1845) and Lioligus pallidus Casey, 1912.

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