Penthe obliquata (Fabricius)

Majka, Christopher G. & Pollock, Darren A., 2006, Understanding saproxylic beetles: new records of Tetratomidae, Melandryidae, Synchroidae, and Scraptiidae from the Maritime Provinces of Canada (Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea), Zootaxa 1248, pp. 45-68 : 52

Penthe obliquata (Fabricius)

NOVA SCOTIA: 23 specimens from Cape Breton, Colchester, Halifax, Hants, Inverness, Kings, Queens, and Victoria counties were examined. The earliest records are from 1935 and 1947 (Annapolis Co.: Round Hill, NS, 23.vi.1935, F.C. Gilliatt, ACNS; Victoria Co.: Baddeck, NS, 3.vii.1947, D.C. Ferguson, NSMC).

Newly recorded in Nova Scotia. Generally distributed in both mainland and on Cape Breton Island. In Nova Scotia collected under bark of coniferous trees ( Picea rubens Sarg. , Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr., Pinus strobus L., and Abies balsamaea (L.) Mill) and on redbelted polypore ( Fomitopsis pinicola (Fr.) Kar. ) on these trees.