Eleodes obscurus
Eleodes obscurus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Tenebrionidae |
Genus: | Eleodes |
Species: | E. obscurus |
Binomial name | |
Eleodes obscurus | |
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Eleodes obscurus, pinacate beetle
Eleodes obscurus is a species of darkling beetle in the genus eleodes. It ranges from southern British Columbia to northern Mexico and east to Texas, Kansas and Wyoming.[1] The diet of Eleodes obscurus includes dead plant material, animal remains, roots, and seeds.[2]
References
- ↑ http://www.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Content_Files/Files/Cannings_Scudder_2009_Note_Galley.pdf
- ↑ Wallwork, John (1982). Desert Soil Fauna. Praeger. ISBN 0-03-055306-7.
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