Glint beetle family

The glint beetle family (ショウヤムシ科^?, lit.: "Village head bug family") is a family of enemies in Pikmin 2 and Pikmin 4, with only one known species, the Iridescent Glint Beetle. The Iridescent Flint Beetle, the Iridescent Glint Beetle, and the Doodlebug also all belong to the genus Pilli.

Members

Iridescent Glint Beetle

Main article: Iridescent Glint Beetle.

Scientific name: Pilli auricus

The Iridescent Glint Beetle is an insect in Pikmin 2 and Pikmin 4, quite similar to the Iridescent Flint Beetle, except its carapace resembles glittering gold in appearance. This enemy is rarer than the Flint Beetle, but drops more rewards. Like the Iridescent Flint Beetle, it hides underground in a fixed spot, and when approached, emerges and quickly scatters around. When it pauses to rest, the player can throw a Pikmin directly on top of it to make it drop a spoil.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ショウヤムシ科? Shouya mushi ka	Village head bug family
Chinese (traditional)	领主虫科 Lǐngzhǔ Chóng Kē	Trichodontidae
Chinese (simplified)	领主虫科 Lǐngzhǔ Chóng Kē	Trichodontidae
German	Psychiflugis
Italian	Scintillotteri	Sparkloptera	From scintillare (to sparkle) and the suffix -ttero (--ptera, commonly used for families of insects).
Korean	관료벌레 과
Portuguese	Escarabrilhídeos	Scaraglintidae	The name is a portmanteau of "escaravelho" (scarab) and "brilho" (glint) and the suffix "-ídeos" (-idae), which is used for naming animal family names
Spanish	Escarabichuelos	Beetlugs or Scarabugs	The name is a portmanteau of "escarabajo" (beetle/scarab) and "bicho" (bug) It is also the same name as the Flint beetle family

Trivia

• The Iridescent Glint Beetle belongs in a different family to the Iridescent Flint Beetle while their genera are the same. In real life, it is impossible for members of different families to share a genus; this would mean their genus identifiers are coincidentally the same instead of related.

See also

• Flint beetle family
• Scarab beetle family