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Family PYTHIDAE Solier, 1834


Compiler and date details

October 2020 - Chris Reid, Australian Museum

October 2011 - A. Calder, D. Jennings, E. Slipinska and T. Weir

  • Pythites Solier, 1834.
    Type genus:
     Pytho Latreille, 1797.

 

Introduction

The family Pythidae is small, with only 24 described species in 7 genera worldwide (Pollock & Lawrence 1995). 5 genera are found in the Holarctic, one is neotropical and the seventh is Australian. Pythid larvae are found in rotting wood or rotting epiphytes (Lawrence & Slipinski 2013).

The two Australian species are placed in Anaplopus Blackburn, 1890, and confined to rainforests on the east coast of Australia (Pollock & Lawrence 1995). The larvae are subcortical. The two species are dramatically different from each other in surface sculpture (Pollock & Lawrence 1995).

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
27-Nov-2020 TENEBRIONOIDEA Latreille, 1802 15-Oct-2020 MODIFIED
01-Jul-2020 TENEBRIONOIDEA Latreille, 1802 30-Nov-2018 MODIFIED
01-Jul-2020 01-Nov-2011 MODIFIED
29-Sep-2010 ADDED