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Species Eleodes fusiformis

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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 Promus)
Species fusiformis (Eleodes fusiformis)
Explanation of Names
Eleodes fusiformis LeConte 1858
Size
11-18 mm(1)
Range
NE-WY to TX-NM - Map (2)(3)
Remarks
Most abundant Eleodes in the high grasslands of central New Mexico (Wise 1981)
Print References
Wise D.H. (1981) Seasonal and yearly patterns in the densities of darkling beetles (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) in a montane community. Env. Entomol. 10: 350–358.
Internet References
Type - MCZ, Harvard
Works Cited
1.The genus Eleodes Eschscholtz (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) in Texas.
Triplehorn et al. 2009. The Coleopterists Bulletin 63(4): 413-437.
2.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.
3.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
Contributed by Kojun Kanda on 30 March, 2008 - 6:42pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, v belov
Last updated 8 August, 2021 - 1:04am

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