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

Eleodes littoralis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Tenebrionidae
Genus: Eleodes
Species:
E. littoralis
Binomial name
Eleodes littoralis
(Eschscholtz, 1829)
Synonyms[1]

Amphidora littoralis

References edit

  1. ^ a b c 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 littoralis". GBIF. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  3. ^ "Eleodes littoralis 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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