Penthe pimelia

Short description: Species of beetle

Penthe pimelia

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Class:  | Insecta
Order:  | Coleoptera
Infraorder:  | Cucujiformia
Family:  | Tetratomidae
Genus:  | Penthe
Species:  |

P. pimelia

Binomial name
Penthe pimelia

(Fabricius, 1801)

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]

Velvety bark beetle, Penthe pimelia

## References

1. ↑ "Penthe pimelia Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=114456. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
2. ↑ "Penthe pimelia". https://www.gbif.org/species/1045082. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
3. ↑ 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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