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Pythidae

insect family
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  • African goliath beetle
    Coleoptera
    / Annotated classification

    …temperate region; example Pyrochroa Family Pythidae Few species widely distributed in Eurasia and America; example Pytho. Family Ripiphoridae (wedge-shaped beetles) About 400 species, many with specialized parasitic habits on other insects; complicated life cycle; examples Pelecotoma, Metoecus.

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    …temperate region; example Pyrochroa Family Pythidae Few species widely distributed in Eurasia and America; example Pytho. Family Ripiphoridae (wedge-shaped beetles) About 400 species, many with specialized parasitic habits on other insects; complicated life cycle; examples Pelecotoma, Metoecus.

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