Pytho (beetle) explained

Pytho is a genus of dead log beetles in the family Pythidae. There are about nine described species in Pytho.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Species

• Pytho abieticola Sahlberg, 1875
• Pytho americanus Kirby, 1837
• Pytho depressus Linnaeus, 1767
• Pytho kolwensis Sahlberg, 1833
• Pytho niger Kirby, 1837
• Pytho nivalis Lewis, 1888
• Pytho planus Olivier, 1795
• Pytho seidlitzi Blair, 1925
• Pytho strictus LeConte, 1866

Further reading

• Book: Arnett . Ross H. Jr.. 2000. American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. 2nd Edition. 0-8493-0212-9.
• Book: Arnett . R.H. Jr.. Thomas . M. C.. Skelley . P. E.. Frank . J. H.. 2002. American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press.
• Book: Capinera . John L.. 2008. Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer. 978-1402062421.
• Book: Le Conte . J.L.. 1861. Classification of the Coleoptera of North America. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections . 3 . 136. Smithsonian Institution. 0665100558. 10.5962/bhl.title.38459. free.
• Book: Pollock . Darren A.. Arnett . Ross H. Jr.. Thomas . Michael C.. Skelley . Paul E.. Frank . J.H.. 2002. Family 114. Pythidae Solier 1834. American Beetles Vol. 2, Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea Through Curculionoidea. CRC Press. 537–539. 0-8493-0954-9.
• Poole . Robert W.. Gentili . Patricia. 1996. A Check List of the Insects of North America: Coleoptera. Nomina Insecta Nearctica. Entomological Information Services. 1: Coleoptera, Strepsiptera. 41–820.
• Book: White. Richard E.. 1998. 1983. A Field Guide to the Beetles of North America (Peterson Field Guides). Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 0395910897. registration.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pytho Genus Information. BugGuide.net. 2018-02-27.
2. Web site: Pytho Report. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 2018-02-27.
3. Web site: Pytho Overview. Encyclopedia of Life. 2018-02-27.
4. Web site: Browse Pytho. Catalogue of Life. 2018-02-27.