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Tenebrionidae - Cerenopus concolor
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Tenebrionidae - Cerenopus concolor
Mojave Desert, California, USA
May 7, 2019
Size: 20 mm
I think this looks like Cryptoglossa, however the abdomen is smooth and punctured rather than bumpy. Caught in pitfall trap beneath Ephedra californica

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Contributed by Jenna Braun on 7 January, 2021 - 8:38pm
Last updated 8 January, 2021 - 5:36pm

Moved
Moved from Darkling Beetles.
… I Fox, 8 January, 2021 - 5:36pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Do you have a dorsal shot?
… Tyler Hedlund, 8 January, 2021 - 8:36am

 
Yes
Yes, just added one, thank you!
… Jenna Braun, 8 January, 2021 - 9:28am

 
Thanks!
Looks like something near Cerenopus/Argoporus, but wait for the teneb experts to weigh in.
… Tyler Hedlund, 8 January, 2021 - 9:33am

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