''Pentarthrum huttoni'' is a species of wood boring

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in family

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. It has a mainly

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distribution, but has also been reported from several European countries. It was first reported in

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in 2006 when it was found to be the cause of disintegration of historically significant 18th century softwood coffins in the crypt of St. Michael's church in the center of

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. These beetles prefer extremely high humidity (100%), and also prefer to attack wood that is already rotting. Most Central European records are from buildings.Folwaczny B (1983) 13. Unterfamilie: Cossoninae. In: Freude H, Harde KW, Lohse GA (eds) Die Käfer Mitteleuropas. Bd. 11. Goecke & Evers, Krefeld, pp 30–43

References

Cossoninae Beetles described in 1854 {{Curculionidae-stub