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