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Species Zopherus gracilis

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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 Zopheridae (Ironclad Beetles)
Subfamily Zopherinae (Ironclad Beetles)
Tribe Zopherini
Genus Zopherus
Species gracilis (Zopherus gracilis)
Explanation of Names
Zopherus gracilis Horn 1867
Size
11.6-21.7 mm(1)
Identification
Entirely black; the smoothest sp. of Zopherus, with widely spaced, fine punctures & may have randomly incised, wavy lines. Northern populations, i.e. from Flagstaff & Grand Canyon area, may be more sculptured with slight tubercles, approaching the appearance of Z. uteanus.(1)
Range
sw. NM, AZ (Grand Canyon area to southeastern AZ; abundant in Chiricahua Mountains); Mexico (n. Sonora)(1)
Habitat
Many taken at night on pines
Season
Apr-Dec(1)
Internet References
Works Cited
1.A review of the genus Zopherus of the World (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)
Triplehorn C.A. 1972. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 108: 1‒24.