Penthe pimelia
| Penthe pimelia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| 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 has a uniformly dark appearance, including 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". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Penthe pimelia". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ a b "Penthe pimelia species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
Further reading
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 5: Tenebrionoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-26090-0.
External links
Media related to Penthe pimelia at Wikimedia Commons