Eleodes obscurus

Eleodes obscurus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Tenebrionidae
Genus: Eleodes
Species: E. obscurus
Binomial name
Eleodes obscurus

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
  2. Wallwork, John (1982). Desert Soil Fauna. Praeger. ISBN 0-03-055306-7.
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