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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Fungus, Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles (Tenebrionoidea) » Darkling Beetles (Tenebrionidae) » Pimeliinae » Cryptoglossini » Asbolus » Asbolus verrucosus

Species Asbolus verrucosus

Classification · Other Common Names · Size · Print References · Works Cited
Asbolus verrucosus Asbolus verrucosus Omorgus Beetle? - Asbolus verrucosus Asbolus verrucosus
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles)
Superfamily Tenebrionoidea (Fungus, Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles)
Family Tenebrionidae (Darkling Beetles)
Subfamily Pimeliinae
Tribe Cryptoglossini
Genus Asbolus
Species verrucosus (Asbolus verrucosus)
Other Common Names
Desert Ironclad Beetle
Size
18-21mm
Print References
Field Guide to Beetles of California (1)
Works Cited
1.Field Guide to Beetles of California
By Arthur V. Evans and James N. Hogue
Contributed by Hartmut Wisch on 5 December, 2006 - 7:13pm

asbolus verrucosus
I have asbolus verrucosus in my terrarium. I feed them finely ground catfood and pieces of apple for moisture. Some of them I have had for over 10 (!) years. Even have two that are second generation.
… beetlemaria, 29 September, 2007 - 5:04pm

 
Would be a good beetle for my wife's classroom -
any surplus?
… Hartmut Wisch, 29 September, 2007 - 5:28pm

 
asbolus verrucosus
At this point I have only a few of them, but if you are willing to walk around the Algodones Dunes in the evening to late at night, braving rattlesnakes and scorpions, you will find them easily. Others, like asbolus laevis and eleodes dentipes, are also plentiful. I am retired now, but when I was still teaching I also kept the terrarium in the classroom at all times. Lots of opportunities for observation, etc. Good luck to you, and have fun with the beetles!
… beetlemaria, 30 September, 2007 - 11:36am

 
Thanks, I know about the dunes,
also saw them at Kelso Dunes.
… Hartmut Wisch, 30 September, 2007 - 11:46am

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