Pytho americanus is a species of dead log beetle in the family Pythidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3] This beetle is able to overwinter both as a larva and an adult. It synthesizes glycerol during cold acclimation.[4]

Pytho americanus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Pythidae
Genus: Pytho
Species:
P. americanus
Binomial name
Pytho americanus
Kirby, 1837
Synonyms[1]
  • Pytho deplanatus Mannerheim, 1843

References

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  1. ^ a b "Pytho americanus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ^ "Pytho americanus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. ^ Tanaka, Kazuhiro; Ito, Kiyomitsu (2021-06-28). "Winter polyol metabolism of the house spider, Parasteatoda tepidariorum is essentially the same between adults and nymphs". Acta Arachnologica. 70 (1). Arachnological Society of Japan: 33–34. doi:10.2476/asjaa.70.33. ISSN 0001-5202.

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