Biology:Penthe obliquata
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Scientific classification 
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| 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]
Description
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]
References
- ↑ "Penthe obliquata Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=114457. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Penthe obliquata". https://www.gbif.org/species/1045083. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ↑ "Penthe obliquata species Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/6621. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ↑ "TETRATOMIDAE" (in en). https://www.ukbeetles.co.uk/tetratomidae.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Species Penthe obliquata". https://bugguide.net/node/view/6621.
- ↑ bugman (1 July 2014). "Fungus Beetle: Penthe obliquata - What's That Bug?". https://www.whatsthatbug.com/fungus-beetle-penthe-obliquata/.
- ↑ Evans, Arthur V. (Jun 8, 2014). Beetles of Eastern North America. Princeton Nature. pp. 560. ISBN 9780691133041. https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691133041/beetles-of-eastern-north-america.
- ↑ Webster, RP; Sweeney, JD; Demerchant, I (2012). "New Coleoptera records from New Brunswick, Canada: Mycetophagidae, Tetratomidae, and Melandryidae.". ZooKeys (179): 215–42. doi:10.3897/zookeys.179.2598. PMID 22539895.
- ↑ Weiss, HB (1920). "Coleoptera Associated With Polyporus Versicolor L. in New Jersey". Psyche: A Journal of Entomology. https://downloads.hindawi.com/journals/psyche/1920/058930.pdf.
- ↑ Webster, RP; Sweeney, JD; Demerchant, I (2012). "New Coleoptera records from New Brunswick, Canada: Mycetophagidae, Tetratomidae, and Melandryidae.". ZooKeys (179): 215–42. doi:10.3897/zookeys.179.2598. PMID 22539895.
- ↑ "Oblique Polypore Fungus Beetle". https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.747622/Penthe_obliquata.
Further reading
- Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 5: Tenebrionoidea. Apollo Books. 2013. ISBN 978-90-04-26090-0.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q2639492 entry
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