Penthe Explained

Penthe is a genus of polypore fungus beetles in the family Tetratomidae. There are at least three described species in Penthe. Holarctic and Oriental. They live under bark in woody areas.

Species

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

Further reading

• Book: Tenebrionoidea: Tetratomidae, Melandryidae, Ripiphoridae, Prostomidae, Oedemeridae, Mycteridae, Pythidae, Aderidae, Scraptiidae, Critical checklist, distribution in Poland and meta-analysis. 2014. Kubisz . Daniel. Iwan . Dariusz. Tykarski . Piotr. University of Warsaw - Faculty of Biology & Natura optima dux Foundation. 978-83-935107-9-5.
• Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 5: Tenebrionoidea. 2013. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. 978-90-04-26090-0.