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Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Tenebrionoidea » Darkling Beetles (Tenebrionidae) » Tenebrioninae » Amphidorini » Desert Stink Beetles (Eleodes) » subgenus Eleodes (Eleodes subgenus Eleodes)

A revision of Eleodes subgenus Eleodes Eschscholtz (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)

By Charles A. Triplehorn, Donald B. Thomas & Aaron D. Smith
Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 2015

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A detailed revision of Eleodes subgenus Eleodes, with keys, synonymies, diagnoses, remarks, range maps, and dorsal view figures for all 30 taxa in the given circumscription.

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Contributed by Aaron Schusteff on 5 September, 2015 - 5:46pm

A Revision of the Eleodes (Subgenus Caverneleodes ) with New Species and Notes on Cave Breeding Eleodes (Tenebrionidae: ...

By Rolf Aalbu, Aaron D. Smith, Charles A. Triplehorn
Annales Zoologici 62(2): 199-216, 2012

Full title: A Revision of the Eleodes (Subgenus Caverneleodes ) with New Species and Notes on Cave Breeding Eleodes (Tenebrionidae: Amphidorini)
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Contributed by Iustin Cret on 5 October, 2019 - 3:34pm

Redefinition of the Eleodes Eschscholtz subgenera Tricheleodes Blaisdell and Pseudeleodes Blaisdell...

By Johnston M.A.
Ann. Zool. 66: 665-679, 2016

Full title: Redefinition of the Eleodes Eschscholtz subgenera Tricheleodes Blaisdell and Pseudeleodes Blaisdell, with the description of a new species (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)

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Contributed by v belov on 10 July, 2017 - 2:06pm

Studies in the genus Eleodes Eschscholtz with a revision ...

By Charles A. Triplehorn and Donald B. Thomas
Transactions of the American Entomological Society, Vol. 137, No. 3/4, pp. 251-281 , 2011

Charles A. Triplehorn and Donald B. Thomas, Studies in the genus Eleodes Eschscholtz with a revision of the subgenus Melaneleodes Blaisdell and Omegeleodes, new subgenus (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Eleodini), Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 137(3/4): 251-281, 2011.

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Contributed by Edward L. Ruden on 24 December, 2016 - 10:25pm

Seasonal activity and water loss relationships in four species of Eleodes (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae).

By Smith, W.E. and W.G. Whitford.
Southwestern Entomologist 1(4): 161–163., 1976

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Smith, W.E. and W.G. Whitford. 1976. Seasonal activity and water loss relationships in four species of Eleodes (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae). Southwestern Entomologist 1(4): 161–163.

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Contributed by Mike Quinn on 4 May, 2015 - 1:31am

Larvae of the genus Eleodes (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae): matrix-based descriptions, cladistic analysis, and key to late instars

By Smith A.D., Dornburg R., Wheeler Q.D.
ZooKeys 415: 217–268, 2014

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Contributed by v belov on 16 June, 2014 - 2:12pm

New species of Eleodes (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)

By Triplehorn C.A.
Proc. Entomol. Soc. Wash. 109: 628-642, 2007

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Contributed by v belov on 18 December, 2012 - 4:19pm

The genus Eleodes Eschscholtz (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) in Texas.

By Triplehorn et al.
The Coleopterists Bulletin 63(4): 413-437., 2009

Triplehorn, C.A., D.B. Thomas, and E.G. Riley. 2009. The genus Eleodes Eschscholtz (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) in Texas. The Coleopterists Bulletin 63(4): 413-437.

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False wireworms are larvae of the darkling beetle genus Eleodes Eschscholtz, some of which are agricultural pests of dryland wheat. Because of the large number of species in the genus (approximately 235), identifications can be problematic. Hence, regional keys are of great utility.

Within the state of Texas a total of 31 species are known to occur: E. acutus, E. arcuatus, E. carbonarius, E. caudiferus, E. debilis, E. delicatus, E. dissimilis, E. easterlai, E. extricatus, E. fusiformis, E. goryi, E. gracilis, E. hispilabris, E. knullorum, E. labialis, E. longicollis, E. mirabilis, E. neomexicanus, E. nigrinus, E. obscurus, E. opacus, E. pedinoides, E. spiculiferus, E. spinipes, E. sponsus, E. striolatus, E. suturalis, E. tenuipes, E. tricostatus, E. veterator, and E. wenzeli.

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Contributed by Mike Quinn on 17 December, 2012 - 4:27pm

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