Penthe pimelia
{{Short description|Species of beetle}}
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| image = Penthe pimelia P1580028a.jpg
| genus = Penthe
| species = pimelia
| authority = (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.
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.
References
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{{Cite web| title=Penthe pimelia Report
| url=https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=114456
| website=Integrated Taxonomic Information System
| accessdate=2019-09-24
}}
{{Cite web| title=Penthe pimelia
| url=https://www.gbif.org/species/1045082
| website=GBIF
| accessdate=2019-09-24
}}
{{Cite web| title=Penthe pimelia species Information
| url=https://bugguide.net/node/view/4516
| website=BugGuide.net
| accessdate=2019-09-24
}}
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Further reading
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- {{Cite book
| title = Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 5: Tenebrionoidea
| date = 2013
| editor-last1 = Lobl | editor-first1 = I.
| editor-last2 = Smetana | editor-first2 = A.
| publisher = Apollo Books
| isbn = 978-90-04-26090-0
}}
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External links
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- {{Commons category-inline|Penthe pimelia}}
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Category:Beetles described in 1801
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