Penthe pimelia
Topic: Biology
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Short description: Species of beetle
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Tetratomidae |
| Genus: | Penthe |
| Species: | P. pimelia
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| Binomial name | |
| Penthe pimelia (Fabricius, 1801)
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Penthe pimelia, the velvety bark beetle, is a species of polypore fungus beetle in the family Tetratomidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3]
This species appears very dark with a dark scutellum which distinguishes it from the only other species of Penthe in North America, Penthe obliqiuata, which exhibits a distinct, bright-orange scutellum.[3]
References
- ↑ "Penthe pimelia Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=114456. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ↑ "Penthe pimelia". https://www.gbif.org/species/1045082. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Penthe pimelia species Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/4516. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
Further reading
- Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 5: Tenebrionoidea. Apollo Books. 2013. ISBN 978-90-04-26090-0.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q1975013 entry
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