Eleodes nigropilosa

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Eleodes nigropilosa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Tenebrionidae
Genus: Eleodes
Species:
E. nigropilosa
Binomial name
Eleodes nigropilosa
(LeConte, 1851)
Synonyms [1]
  • Amphidora nigropilosa
  • Amphidora tenebrosa

Eleodes nigropilosa is a species of desert stink beetle in the family Tenebrionidae. [2] [3] [1] It is found in California and Baja California. [1] Due to its hair, it is similar to Eleodes osculans and Eleodes littoralis. [4]

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<i>Eleodes</i> Genus of beetles

Eleodes is a genus of darkling beetles, in the family Tenebrionidae. They are endemic to western North America ranging from southern Canada to central Mexico with many species found along the Mexico-United States border. Some species have been introduced to Colombia. The name pinacate is Mexican Spanish, derived from the Nahuatl (Aztec) name for the insect, pinacatl, which translates as "black beetle."

<i>Eleodes osculans</i> Species of beetle

Eleodes osculans, the wooly darkling beetle or woolly ground beetle, is a common insect in coastal southern and central California in wooded areas or chaparral, and in Baja California. As a stink beetle of genus Eleodes, its easily observed defensive posture is to raise its hind end and secrete an unpleasant odor. E. osculans has a length of 12-16 mm and is the only known darkling beetle species with reddish-brown hair covering most of its black exoskeleton. It is similar to Eleodes nigropilosa and Eleodes littoralis, which have darker hair.

<i>Eleodes acuta</i> Species of beetle

Eleodes acuta is a species of desert stink beetle in the family Tenebrionidae.

<i>Eleodes carbonaria</i> Species of beetle

Eleodes carbonaria is a species of desert stink beetle in the family Tenebrionidae.

<i>Eleodes caudifera</i> Species of beetle

Eleodes caudifera is a species of desert stink beetle in the family Tenebrionidae.

<i>Eleodes dentipes</i> Species of beetle

Eleodes dentipes, the dentate stink beetle, is a species of desert stink beetle in the family Tenebrionidae. It is 16-28 mm in length and common in rotting wood and dry leaves.

<i>Eleodes eschscholtzii</i> Species of beetle

Eleodes eschscholtzii is a species of desert stink beetle in the family Tenebrionidae.

<i>Eleodes fusiformis</i> Species of beetle

Eleodes fusiformis is a species of desert stink beetle in the family Tenebrionidae.

<i>Eleodes gigantea</i> Species of beetle

Eleodes gigantea is a species of desert stink beetle in the family Tenebrionidae.

<i>Eleodes goryi</i> Species of beetle

Eleodes goryi is a species of desert stink beetle in the family Tenebrionidae.

<i>Eleodes gracilis</i> Species of beetle

Eleodes gracilis is a species of desert stink beetle in the family Tenebrionidae.

<i>Eleodes grandicollis</i> Species of beetle

Eleodes grandicollis is a species of desert stink beetle in the family Tenebrionidae.

<i>Eleodes granosa</i> Species of beetle

Eleodes granosa is a species of desert stink beetle in the family Tenebrionidae.

<i>Eleodes hispilabris</i> Species of beetle

Eleodes hispilabris is a species of desert stink beetle in the family Tenebrionidae.

<i>Eleodes littoralis</i> Species of beetle

Eleodes littoralis is a species of desert stink beetle in the family Tenebrionidae. It is found in California. Due to its hair, it is similar to Eleodes osculans and Eleodes nigropilosa.

<i>Eleodes longicollis</i> Species of beetle

Eleodes longicollis is a species of desert stink beetle in the family Tenebrionidae.

<i>Eleodes nigrina</i> Species of beetle

Eleodes nigrina is a species of desert stink beetle in the family Tenebrionidae.

<i>Eleodes spinipes</i> Species of beetle

Eleodes spinipes is a species of desert stink beetle in the family Tenebrionidae.

<i>Eleodes subnitens</i> Species of beetle

Eleodes subnitens is a species of desert stink beetle in the family Tenebrionidae.

<i>Eleodes tricostata</i> Species of beetle

Eleodes tricostata is a species of desert stink beetle in the family Tenebrionidae.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Bousquet, Yves; Thomas, Donald B.; Bouchard, Patrice; Smith, Aaron D.; et al. (2018). "Catalogue of Tenebrionidae (Coleoptera) of North America". ZooKeys (728): 1–455. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.728.20602 . PMC   5799738 . PMID   29416389.
  2. ↑ "Eleodes nigropilosa". GBIF. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  3. ↑ "Eleodes nigropilosa species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  4. ↑ "Species Eleodes osculans - Wooly Darkling Beetle". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2022-12-28.

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