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Species Eleodes clavicornis

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Cucujiformia)
Superfamily Tenebrionoidea
Family Tenebrionidae (Darkling Beetles)
Subfamily Tenebrioninae
Tribe Amphidorini
Genus Eleodes (Desert Stink Beetles)
No Taxon (subgenus Blapylis)
Species clavicornis (Eleodes clavicornis)
Explanation of Names
Eleodes clavicornis Eschscholtz 1833
Size
10.2-13.0 mm
Range
CA (map)(1) from Humboldt Co. to Ventura Co.(2)
Habitat
common in coastal dunes under vegetation(2)
Works Cited
1.Smith A.D. tenebrioniDBase
2.Field Guide to Beetles of California
Arthur V. Evans and James N. Hogue. 2006. University of California Press.