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Black Beetle - Eleodes
Copyright © 2019 Susan Stone

Black Beetle - Eleodes
Hueco Tanks State Park and Historic Site, El Paso County, Texas, USA
March 2, 2019
Size: about ¾"
Contributed by Susan Stone on 3 March, 2019 - 9:37am
Last updated 13 February, 2024 - 10:10pm

Moved
Moved from Desert Stink Beetles.
… v belov, 13 February, 2024 - 10:10pm

Metablapylis
I assume undescribed if not one of the near by Caverneleodes species, which will soon be placed in Metablapylis.
… eleodesthermopolis, 1 February, 2024 - 5:59pm

Moved
Moved from Darkling Beetles.
… Hisserdude, 15 October, 2019 - 2:28am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Hisserdude, 3 March, 2019 - 9:43pm

hard to tell
anything past a darkling beetle (Tenebrionidae)
… Guy A. Hanley, 3 March, 2019 - 5:58pm

 
black beetle
Thank you!
… Susan Stone, 3 March, 2019 - 6:00pm

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