Penthe pimelia

Penthe pimelia, the velvety bark beetle, is a species of polypore fungus beetle in the family Tetratomidae. It is found in North America.^[1][2][3]

Penthe pimelia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Tetratomidae
Genus:	Penthe
Species:	P. pimelia
Binomial name
Penthe pimelia (Fabricius, 1801)

This species has a uniformly dark appearance, including a dark scutellum, which distinguishes it from the only other species of Penthe in North America, Penthe obliqiuata, which exhibits a distinct, bright-orange scutellum.^[3]

Velvety bark beetle, Penthe pimelia