Penthe obliquata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Family: | Tetratomidae |
Genus: | Penthe |
Species: | P. obliquata
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Binomial name | |
Penthe obliquata (
Fabricius, 1801)
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Penthe obliquata, also known as the oblique polypore fungus beetle is a species of polypore fungus beetle in the family Tetratomidae. It is found in North America. [1] [2] [3]
This species is primarily dark-colored with a characteristic, brightly-orange scutellum which distinguishes it from the only other species of Penthe in North America: Penthe pimelia. [4]
Penthe obliquata are found in North America, along the Eastern and Midwest regions of the United States and Canada. [2] They range in size from 11–14 mm, [5] and have a dark, rounded body but an orange scutellum. [6] Penthe obliquata can be found under the loose bark of decaying and decomposing trees as well as in dry fungi. [5] [7] They inhabit a wide range of habitats, including mature hardwood forests, floodplain forests, swamps, pine forests. and other forested habitats. [8] Known fungi hosts of this insect include Polyporus versicolor, [9] Polyporus varius, Fomitopsis pinicola, and other fleshy and woody polypore fungi. [10] Population levels of Penthe obliquata are thought to be secure, but large portions of the range do not have a status rank from NatureServe. [11]
Penthe obliquata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Family: | Tetratomidae |
Genus: | Penthe |
Species: | P. obliquata
|
Binomial name | |
Penthe obliquata (
Fabricius, 1801)
|
Penthe obliquata, also known as the oblique polypore fungus beetle is a species of polypore fungus beetle in the family Tetratomidae. It is found in North America. [1] [2] [3]
This species is primarily dark-colored with a characteristic, brightly-orange scutellum which distinguishes it from the only other species of Penthe in North America: Penthe pimelia. [4]
Penthe obliquata are found in North America, along the Eastern and Midwest regions of the United States and Canada. [2] They range in size from 11–14 mm, [5] and have a dark, rounded body but an orange scutellum. [6] Penthe obliquata can be found under the loose bark of decaying and decomposing trees as well as in dry fungi. [5] [7] They inhabit a wide range of habitats, including mature hardwood forests, floodplain forests, swamps, pine forests. and other forested habitats. [8] Known fungi hosts of this insect include Polyporus versicolor, [9] Polyporus varius, Fomitopsis pinicola, and other fleshy and woody polypore fungi. [10] Population levels of Penthe obliquata are thought to be secure, but large portions of the range do not have a status rank from NatureServe. [11]