What does pythid mean?
Pythid means (zoology) Any beetle of the family Pythidae..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(zoology) Any beetle of the family Pythidae..
Sphalma quadricollis was originally described as a pythid by Horn (1872), contrary to Watt (1987) who states that S. quadricollis was originally placed in Melandryidae.
When the lower lethal temperatures of the chrysomelid beetle Phyllodecta laticollis or of the pythid beetle Pytho depressus is plotted against the concentrations of solutes in their hemolymph, a steep regression line appears.
Finally, pythids and belids are Batesian mimics, apparently lacking any chemical defenses.
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Pythid means (zoology) Any beetle of the family Pythidae..
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Sphalma quadricollis was originally described as a pythid by Horn (1872), contrary to Watt (1987) who states that S. quadricollis was originally placed in Melandryidae.
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