Penthe
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| Penthe | |
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| Penthe obliquata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| 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]
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
