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Eleodes - Eleodes arcuata - male
Copyright © 2016 Gary Griswold

Eleodes - Eleodes arcuata - Male
Madera Canyon - Whitehouse picnic area, Pima County, Arizona, USA
September 14, 2016
Size: ~ 11 mm
Crawling along a paved path. Believe this Tenebrionid is in the genus Coelocnemis, corrected to Eleodes? Confirmation/correction, and further placement would be appreciated.

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Contributed by Gary Griswold on 20 October, 2016 - 7:07pm
Last updated 28 June, 2018 - 11:04pm

E. anthracina?
E. anthracina fits much better, I’m in doubt of the current ID.
… eleodesthermopolis, 1 February, 2024 - 3:07pm

 
The proportions are odd for E. arcuata
while I myself have seem more elongate specimens of arcuata, I think this specimen fits perfectly with E. anthracina, the ratio of the thorax to abdomen is more dissimilar than what I’ve seen in arcuata. I’d like to see what Andrew thinks though.
… eleodesthermopolis, 10 February, 2024 - 5:11pm

Moved - E. arcuata, male
Moved from Desert Stink Beetles.
… Andrew Johnston, 28 June, 2018 - 10:30pm

Moved, Eleodes (amplus?)
Moved from Darkling Beetles.
… Blaine Mathison, 20 October, 2016 - 7:50pm

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