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Eleodes obscura

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Eleodes obscura
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E. obscurus
Binomial name
Eleodes obscurus
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

  1. ^ http://www.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Content_Files/Files/Cannings_Scudder_2009_Note_Galley.pdf[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Wallwork, John (1982). Desert Soil Fauna. Praeger. ISBN 0-03-055306-7.