Biology:Eleodes osculans
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Short description: Species of beetle
| Wooly darkling 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. osculans
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| Binomial name | |
| Eleodes osculans LeConte, 1851
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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.[2][3] 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.[2][4] It is similar to Eleodes nigropilosa and Eleodes littoralis, which have darker hair.[4]
References
- ↑ Bousquet, Yves; Thomas, Donald B.; Bouchard, Patrice; Smith, Aaron D.; Aalbu, Rolf L.; Johnston, M. Andrew; Jr, Warren E. Steiner (2018-01-15). "Catalogue of Tenebrionidae (Coleoptera) of North America" (in en). ZooKeys (728): 1–455. doi:10.3897/zookeys.728.20602. ISSN 1313-2970. PMID 29416389. PMC 5799738. https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/20602/.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Will, Kip; Gross, Joyce; Rubinoff, Daniel; Powell, Jerry A. (2020). Field Guide to California Insects. Oakland, California: University of California Press. pp. 244. ISBN 9780520288744.
- ↑ Bousquet, Yves; Thomas, Donald B.; Bouchard, Patrice; Smith, Aaron D.; Aalbu, Rolf L.; Johnston, M. Andrew; Jr, Warren E. Steiner (2018-01-15). "Catalogue of Tenebrionidae (Coleoptera) of North America" (in en). ZooKeys (728): 1–455. doi:10.3897/zookeys.728.20602. ISSN 1313-2970. PMID 29416389. PMC 5799738. https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/20602/.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Species Eleodes osculans - Wooly Darkling Beetle". https://bugguide.net/node/view/39453.
Further reading
- Arnett, R.H., jr.; Thomas, M.C.; Skelley, P.E.; Frank, J.H. (eds.) 2002: American beetles. Volume 2. Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, Florida. limited preview
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q5359231 entry
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