Penthe obliquata: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Tetratomidae
- Genus
- Penthe
- Species
- Penthe obliquata
- Scientific Name
- Penthe obliquata
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Penthe obliquata
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.
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.
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