Eleodes dentipes, the dentate stink beetle, is a species of desert stink beetle in the family Tenebrionidae.[1][2][3] It is 16-28 mm in length and common in rotting wood and dry leaves.[4]
| Dentate stink beetle | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Tenebrionidae |
| Genus: | Eleodes |
| Species: | E. dentipes
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| Binomial name | |
| Eleodes dentipes Eschscholtz, 1829
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References edit
- ^ "Eleodes dentipes". GBIF. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
- ^ "Eleodes dentipes species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Will, Kip; Gross, Joyce; Rubinoff, Daniel; Powell, Jerry A. (2020). Field Guide to California Insects. Oakland, California: University of California Press. p. 244. ISBN 9780520288744.
Further reading edit
- Johnston, M. A. (2016). "Redefinition of the Eleodes Eschscholtz subgenera Tricheleodes Blaisdell and Pseudeleodes Blaisdell". Annales Zoologici. 66 (4): 665–679. doi:10.3161/00034541ANZ2016.66.4.018. S2CID 90125600.
External links edit
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