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Species Zopherus nodulosus

Mystery Bug - Zopherus nodulosus Southwestern Ironclad Beetle (Zopherus nodulosus haldemani) - Zopherus nodulosus Zopherus nodulosus haldemani Horn - Zopherus nodulosus Zopherus nodulosus Unknown Beetle - Zopherus nodulosus Zopherus nodulosus haldemani Horn - Zopherus nodulosus Beetle sp.? - Zopherus nodulosus #49394403 - Zopherus nodulosus
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 nodulosus (Zopherus nodulosus)
Explanation of Names
Zopherus nodulosus Solier 1841
Numbers
2 sspp., one in our area(1)
Size
14.1-29.4 mm(1)
Range
s. TX to Mexico(1)
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.