Penthe obliquata

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Penthe obliquata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Tetratomidae
Genus: Penthe
Species:
P. obliquata
Binomial name
Penthe obliquata
(Fabricius, 1801)

Penthe obliquata, also known as the oblique polypore fungus beetle is a species of polypore fungus beetle in the family Tetratomidae. It is found in North America. [1] [2] [3]

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This species is primarily dark-colored with a characteristic, brightly-orange scutellum which distinguishes it from the only other species of Penthe in North America: Penthe pimelia. [4]

Description

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Penthe obliquata in soil or decaying wood

Penthe obliquata are found in North America, along the Eastern and Midwest regions of the United States and Canada. [2] They range in size from 11–14 mm, [5] and have a dark, rounded body but an orange scutellum. [6] Penthe obliquata can be found under the loose bark of decaying and decomposing trees as well as in dry fungi. [5] [7] They inhabit a wide range of habitats, including mature hardwood forests, floodplain forests, swamps, pine forests. and other forested habitats. [8] Known fungi hosts of this insect include Polyporus versicolor , [9] Polyporus varius, Fomitopsis pinicola, and other fleshy and woody polypore fungi. [10] Population levels of Penthe obliquata are thought to be secure, but large portions of the range do not have a status rank from NatureServe. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Penthe obliquata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. 1 2 "Penthe obliquata". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. ↑ "TETRATOMIDAE". uk beetles. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
  4. 1 2 "Species Penthe obliquata". bugguide.net.
  5. ↑ bugman (1 July 2014). "Fungus Beetle: Penthe obliquata - What's That Bug?".
  6. ↑ Evans, Arthur V. (Jun 8, 2014). Beetles of Eastern North America. Princeton Nature. p. 560. ISBN   9780691133041.
  7. ↑ Webster, RP; Sweeney, JD; Demerchant, I (2012). "New Coleoptera records from New Brunswick, Canada: Mycetophagidae, Tetratomidae, and Melandryidae". ZooKeys (179): 215–42. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.179.2598 . PMC   3337062 . PMID   22539895.
  8. ↑ Weiss, HB (1920). "Coleoptera Associated With Polyporus Versicolor L. in New Jersey" (PDF). Psyche: A Journal of Entomology.
  9. ↑ Webster, RP; Sweeney, JD; Demerchant, I (2012). "New Coleoptera records from New Brunswick, Canada: Mycetophagidae, Tetratomidae, and Melandryidae". ZooKeys (179): 215–42. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.179.2598 . PMC   3337062 . PMID   22539895.
  10. ↑ "Oblique Polypore Fungus Beetle".

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