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Unknown tenebrionid from Pinnacles National Park - Eleodes
Copyright © 2019 Ken-ichi Ueda

Unknown tenebrionid from Pinnacles National Park - Eleodes
Pinnacles National Park, San Benito County, California, USA
May 4, 2019
Found wandering around oak leaf litter around the campground. The bumps on the head are really throwing me for a loop.
Contributed by Ken-ichi Ueda on 14 May, 2019 - 12:09am
Last updated 5 October, 2019 - 2:33pm

unfortunate angle
A straight dorsal image is needed to see the shape of the pronotum. Could be either of 2 sp.
… tenebboy, 7 September, 2022 - 2:57pm

Moved
Moved from Desert Stink Beetles.
… Andrew Johnston, 5 October, 2019 - 2:33pm

Moved
Moved from Darkling Beetles.
… Hisserdude, 1 June, 2019 - 8:25pm

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