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]

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

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

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

Further reading

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  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 5: Tenebrionoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-26090-0.
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