Penthe pimelia

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Penthe pimelia
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
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]

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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]

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Velvety bark beetle, Penthe pimelia

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References

  1. "Penthe pimelia Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. "Penthe pimelia". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.

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