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Species Epantius obscurus

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Teneb 5 - Epantius obscurus Epantius obscurus Beetle - Epantius obscurus Beetle - Epantius obscurus Coleoptera - Epantius obscurus Tenebrionidae - Epantius obscurus Tenebrionidae - Epantius obscurus Pigeon Point-J.2023-05 - Epantius obscurus

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 Eulabini
Genus Epantius
Species obscurus (Epantius obscurus)

Explanation of Names

Epantius obscurus LeConte 1851

Range

CA-Baja(1)

Remarks

Restricted to sea-shore habitats, associated with kelp wrack, etc.

See Also

Can be confused with Apsena...to separate the two see the post below:
   

Print References

Blaisdell, F. E. (1932). Studies in the Tenebrionid tribe Scuarini: A monographic revision of Eulabes (Coleoptera). Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc. 58(1):35-108. (Full Text)
Berry, R. L. (1970). A Revision of the tribes Cerenopini and Eulabini (formerly Scaurini, in part) of North America (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae). Ph.D. Dissertation, Ohio State University. (Full Text)

Internet References

Lectotype images for Epantius obscurus from the MCZ.
Species page from Coal Oil Point Reserve, UC Santa Barbara.

Works Cited

1.Catalogue of Tenebrionidae (Coleoptera) of North America
Yves Bousquet, Donald B. Thomas, Patrice Bouchard, Aaron D. Smith, Rolf L. Aalbu, M. Andrew Johnston, Warren E. Steiner Jr. 2018. ZooKeys 728: 1-455.
Contributed by Will Chatfield-Taylor on 21 January, 2008 - 12:17pm
Additional contributions by Aaron Schusteff, v belov
Last updated 15 August, 2019 - 1:15am

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