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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Tenebrionoidea » Darkling Beetles (Tenebrionidae) » Stenochiinae » Cnodalonini » Cibdelis
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Eleodes sp? - Cibdelis
Copyright © 2006 Will Chatfield-Taylor

Eleodes sp? - Cibdelis
Las Trampas SP, California, USA
January 2, 2006
Found under a log, I think it's Eleodes, but maybe its another genera in Tenebrionidae. I don't think its a Zopherid, but I'm not positive.
Thanks a lot!
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Contributed by Will Chatfield-Taylor on 3 January, 2006 - 3:47pm
Last updated 23 December, 2007 - 7:02pm

Moved
Moved from Cibdelis blaschkei.
… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 23 December, 2007 - 7:02pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Cibdelis.
… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 19 December, 2007 - 8:54pm login or register to post comments

Cibdelis blaschkei
Cibdelis blaschkei is one of two species in CA and the only one in my area. Moving to species
… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 19 December, 2007 - 8:54pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Coelometopinae.
… Kojun Kanda, 25 September, 2007 - 6:04pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Darkling Beetles.
… Kojun Kanda, 25 September, 2007 - 5:16pm login or register to post comments

Underside views
are often vital in making conclusive IDs. I shoot quite a few underside views for that reason. I *should* shoot them for every beetle.
… Jim McClarin, 21 March, 2006 - 8:10pm login or register to post comments

 
hmmm
Well, I didn't shoot a ventral shot, I can't say for certain, but I DID find them on the underside of a log, and these look really similar to your shots, I'll let you make the call as to whether it should be moved.
… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 21 March, 2006 - 8:26pm login or register to post comments

Cibdelis sp.?
While it could be an Eleodes, Cibdelis is more common under bark/logs, and have the slightly pebbled elytra you can see in the photo.
… Donald S. Chandler, 20 March, 2006 - 11:06am login or register to post comments

 
ID
So there isn't really any way to tell for sure on this picture is there?
… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 21 March, 2006 - 12:13pm login or register to post comments

 
Pictures?
Are there any pictures I could compare it to?
… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 20 March, 2006 - 1:25pm login or register to post comments

 
Cibdelis sp.
Actually there are some definite Cibdelis on bugguide, which I just confirmed. The underside of the tarsi have dense yellow pubescence, which are lacking in Eleodes.
… Donald S. Chandler, 21 March, 2006 - 9:25am login or register to post comments

 
Here's what Don's refering to:
… Jim McClarin, 21 March, 2006 - 8:17pm login or register to post comments

 
Not to my knowledge.
Google didn't turn anything up.
… Donald S. Chandler, 20 March, 2006 - 8:40pm login or register to post comments

 
Move it
Should we move it to a new catagory then?
… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 20 March, 2006 - 11:48pm login or register to post comments

Tenebrionidae.
Boy, really hard to tell beyond that. Eleodes shows lots of different body shapes and sizes, and other genera mimic them!
… Eric R. Eaton, 3 January, 2006 - 5:20pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks again everyone for all the imput!
I really appreciate all the help people give me with these identifications
… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 3 July, 2006 - 11:50pm login or register to post comments

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