Biology:Penthe

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Short description: Genus of beetles

Penthe
Penthe obliquata.jpg
Penthe obliquata
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Tetratomidae
Genus: Penthe
Newman, 1838

Penthe is a genus of polypore fungus beetles in the family Tetratomidae. There are at least three described species in Penthe.[1][2] Holarctic and Oriental. They live under bark in woody areas.[3]

Penthe pimelia

Species

These species belong to the genus Penthe:

  • Penthe almorensis
  • Penthe brevicollis
  • Penthe japana
  • Penthe javana
  • Penthe obliquata (Fabricius, 1801)
  • Penthe pimelia (Fabricius, 1801) (velvety bark beetle)
  • Penthe reitteri Nikitsky, 1998
  • Penthe rufopubens
  • Penthe similis

References

Further reading

  • Kubisz, Daniel; Iwan, Dariusz; Tykarski, Piotr (2014). Tenebrionoidea: Tetratomidae, Melandryidae, Ripiphoridae, Prostomidae, Oedemeridae, Mycteridae, Pythidae, Aderidae, Scraptiidae, Critical checklist, distribution in Poland and meta-analysis. University of Warsaw - Faculty of Biology & Natura optima dux Foundation. ISBN 978-83-935107-9-5. 
  • Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 5: Tenebrionoidea. Apollo Books. 2013. ISBN 978-90-04-26090-0. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q4046662 entry