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Photo#463508
Black Beetle - Coelocnemis magna

Black Beetle - Coelocnemis magna
Boulder Creek, Country club area, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
September 13, 2010

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looks like Coelocnemis californica
maybe another species, but looks close.

Darkling Beetle, Family Tenebrionidae
I'll bet it's either a Coelocnemis, or maybe Eleodes. I suspect this shot is a good one for ID purposes. Somebody may get you to a species, or at least the proper Genus.
Coelocnemis