Editing Flint beetle family

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The '''flint beetle family''' ({{j|コガネモチ科|Kogane Mochi ka|[[Iridescent Flint Beetle|Small riches holder]] family|}}) is a recurring family of [[Enemy|enemies]] in the {{ps}}. It includes 2 flint beetles that behave drastically different from each other, and the [[Doodlebug]]. 

==Members==
===Doodlebug===
[[File:Doodlebug P4 icon.png|150px|left]]
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Scientific name: ''Pilli flatularum''

The Doodlebug is an enemy in ''Pikmin 2'' and ''Pikmin 4''. Similar to the [[Iridescent Flint Beetle]], this bug hides in a spot underground, and when approached, it unburrows and quickly scatters around. Periodically, it stops in place to rest, providing the player with the opportunity to hit it to obtain a reward, normally a [[Spray#Spray drop|spray drop]]. After resting, when it darts off to a new location, it leaves a cloud of poisonous gas behind, making [[White Pikmin]] the ideal choice for combat.
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===Iridescent Flint Beetle===
[[File:Iridescent Flint Beetle P4 icon.png|150px|left]]
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Scientific name: ''Pilli envelopens''

The Iridescent Flint Beetle is an enemy in {{p1}}, {{p2}}, and {{p4}}. It is harmless and has a tough carapace to defend itself with, making it invulnerable to attacks. It dwells underground in fixed spots, but when approached, it emerges and scuttles around in a panic. Occasionally, it stops and provides an opportunity for the player to throw a [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] onto its back, making it flip and release a reward.

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[[File:P3 Iridescent Flint Beetle Render.png|150px|left]]

Scientific name: ''Pilli envelopens striaticus''

In {{p3}}, a different subspecies of the Iridescent Flint Beetle appears, distinguished by its carapace's spotted pattern rather than striped. Otherwise, it behaves identically to the original variant.
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===Stony Flint Beetle===
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Scientific name: ''Lithelytra sisyphons''

The Stony Flint Beetle is an enemy in {{hp}}. It uses its back legs to push rocks and prevent passage through corridors. It is the only flint beetle to possess wings, which it uses to fly away after the [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] push the rock into a hole.

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==Names in other languages==
{{Foreignname
|Jap  = コガネモチ科
|JapR = Kogane Mochi Ka
|JapM = [[Iridescent Flint Beetle|Small riches holder]] family
|JapN = 
|ChiTrad  = 小富蟲科
|ChiTradR = Xiǎo Fù Chóng Kē
|ChiTradM = Phytophthidae
|ChiTradN = 
|Dut  = 
|DutM = 
|Fra  = scarabées<br>scarabidés (''Pikmin 4'')
|FraM = beetles
|Ger  = Psychileges
|GerM =
|GerN = 
|Ita  = 
|ItaM = 
|ItaN = 
|Kor  = 황금벌레 과
|KorR = Hwang-Geumbeolle Gwa
|KorM = Golden Beetle Family
|KorN = 
|Spa  = Escarabichuelos
|SpaM = Beetlugs or Scarabugs
|SpaN = The name is a portmanteau of ''"escarabajo"'' (beetle/scarab) and ''"bicho"'' (bug)<br> It is also the same name as the [[Glint beetle family]]
|Por  = Escarabichídeos
|PorM = Scarabugidae
|PorN = The name is a portmanteau of ''"escaravelho"'' (scarab) and ''"bicho"'' (bug) and the suffix "''-ídeos''" ({{w|Family_(biology)#Nomenclature|-idae}}), which is used for naming animal family names
|PorP  = 
|PorPM = 
|PorPN = 
|Rus  = 
|RusM = 
|RusN = 
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}}

==Trivia==
*Prior to the release of {{p2s}}, the Doodlebug was [[mistake]]nly referred to as belonging to the "Flint bug family" in the English version, even though they were claimed to share the same genus as the [[Iridescent Flint Beetle]]. In the Japanese [[region|version]] of {{p2}}, the Iridescent Flint Beetle and the Doodlebug had always shared the same family.

==See also==
*[[Glint beetle family]]
*[[Scarab beetle family]]

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[[Category:Flint beetle family| ]]