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Darkling Beetle - Eleodes sp.

Family Tenebrionidae, Subfamily Opatrinae, Tribe Eleodini

(Feeding on a (scavenged?) Fiery Skipper)

Willacy Co., Texas (M Quinn)

Similar Species: There are some 129 species of Eleodes divided into 14 subgenera in the western United States.

Texas Taxa:

Eleodes carbonarius soror LeConte 
Eleodes goryi Solier 
Eleodes opaca (Say) 

References:

Arnett, R.H., Jr., M.C. Thomas, P.E. Skelley & J.H. Frank. (editors). 2002. American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press. 861 pp.

Blaisdell, F.E., Sr. 1909. A monographic revision of the Coleoptera belonging to the Tenebrionidae tribe Eleodiini inhabiting the United States, Lower California, and adjacent islands. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 63: 1-524.

White, R.E. 1983. A Field Guide to the Beetles of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. 368 pp.

10 Dec 2005  © Mike Quinn / mike.quinn@tpwd.state.tx.us / Texas Entomology / Texas Beetle Information