Pytho americanus

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
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Pythidae
Genus:	Pytho
Species:	P. americanus
Binomial name
Pytho americanus Kirby, 1837
Synonyms[1]
Pytho deplanatus Mannerheim, 1843