SCAN SANDBOX - Eleodes obscurus

Eleodes obscurus (Say, 1824)

Source: Tenebrionidbase. 2015

Family: Tenebrionidae

Zane Holditch

Species Diagnosis

Johnston et al. 2015

Diagnosis: Body elongate, large (>25mm). Pronotum strongly arcuate laterally, narrowing posteriorly, anterior angles slightly produced, rounded. Prosternum extending posteriorly of procoxae, without distinct process. Profemora spined in males, unspined in females, probasitarsis thickened beneath, with bulbous lobe projecting antiorly from plantar surface. Elytra parallel sided to slightly inflated posteriorly in females, noticeably sculptured with either muricate to bluntly tuberclate or with deeply sulcate striae. Distribution: Coconino, Navajo, Apache, Yavapai, Gila, Maricopa, Pinal, Pima, Santa Cruz, Cochise counties, AZ. Broadly distributed from TX north to NB, west to British Columbia, Canada, south to Durango, Mexico.

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Eleodes obscurus (Say, 1824) Source: Tenebrionidbase. 2015 Family: Tenebrionidae Zane Holditch Species Diagnosis Johnston et al. 2015 Diagnosis: Body elongate, large (>25mm). Pronotum strongly arcuate laterally, narrowing posteriorly, anterior angles slightly produced, rounded. Prosternum extending posteriorly of procoxae, without distinct process. Profemora spined in males, unspined in females, probasitarsis thickened beneath, with bulbous lobe projecting antiorly from plantar surface. Elytra parallel sided to slightly inflated posteriorly in females, noticeably sculptured with either muricate to bluntly tuberclate or with deeply sulcate striae. Distribution: Coconino, Navajo, Apache, Yavapai, Gila, Maricopa, Pinal, Pima, Santa Cruz, Cochise counties, AZ. Broadly distributed from TX north to NB, west to British Columbia, Canada, south to Durango, Mexico. Open Interactive Map Zane Holditch Zane Holditch Andrew Johnston Andrew Johnston Andrew Johnston Zane Holditch Click to Display 45 Total Images View Parent Taxon