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Teneb - Eleodes pimelioides
Copyright © 2014 Ken Schneider

Teneb - Eleodes pimelioides
Mammoth Crater trail, Siskiyou County, California, USA
April 29, 2014
Size: ca 15 mm
We found this teneb under a rock - it had a glittering appearance in the field.
Contributed by Ken Schneider on 1 May, 2014 - 9:30pm
Last updated 7 September, 2022 - 6:47pm

Moved
Moved from subgenus Blapylis.
… v belov, 7 September, 2022 - 6:47pm

this is E. pimelioides
slightly cordate pronotum; tuberculate sculpture on elytra; posterior rounded; inland geographic range
… tenebboy, 7 September, 2022 - 6:19pm

Moved
Moved from Darkling Beetles.
… v belov, 1 May, 2014 - 10:19pm

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