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Desert Stink Beetles - Eleodes
Copyright © 2013 Lon Brehmer and Enriqueta Flores-Guevara

Desert Stink Beetles - Eleodes
Chimney Canyon, Coronado NF, SE of Arivaca, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
April 20, 2013
Found under a rock under trees, they soon assumed their defensive position. I don't know if an ID is possible - I often have thought these are Eleodes armatus, but now I realize it's not so simple....Thank you for any input.

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Contributed by Lon Brehmer and Enriqueta Flores-Guevara on 26 April, 2013 - 4:28pm
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Melaneleodes
Probably for both. The bottom one looks like it’s probably E. carbonaria chihuahuaensis, the top one is likely either E. carbonaria or E. anthracina. I’ll revist this.
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