''Eleodes littoralis'' is a species of desert stink beetle in the family
Tenebrionidae
Darkling beetle is the common name for members of the beetle family Tenebrionidae. The number of species in the Tenebrionidae is estimated at more than 20,000 and the family is cosmopolitan in distribution.
Taxonomy
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[ It is found in California.]Eleodes osculans
''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 obser ...
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''Eleodes nigropilosa'' is a species of desert stink beetle in the family Tenebrionidae. It is found in California and Baja California. Due to its hair, it is similar to ''Eleodes osculans
''Eleodes osculans'', the wooly darkling beetle or wo ...
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Tenebrionidae
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