Asbolus mexicanus
| Asbolus mexicanus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Tenebrionidae |
| Genus: | Asbolus |
| Species: | A. mexicanus
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| Binomial name | |
| Asbolus mexicanus (Champion 1884)
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Asbolus mexicanus[1] is a species of darkling beetle native to southwestern United States (southern California, to Texas), plus northern Mexico (Baja to Coahuila), where it inhabits dry, sandy zones, or arid scrubby habitats.[2][3]
Description
Compared to other species in the genus, Asbolus mexicanus was originally differentiated in Champion 1884 (especially from Asbolus laevis LeConte, 1851) by being "opaque, broader, and less convex; the thorax broader, wider in front, flatter and less convex, and the anterior angles more produced the elytra less convex, broader at the base and less rounded at the sides, and with rows of shallow punctures towards the base." (p.73)
References
- ^ "Asbolus mexicanus". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
- ^ "Species Asbolus mexicanus". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
- ^ "Asbolus mexicanus". iNaturalist. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
Further reading
- Champion, G.C. (1884). Insecta. Coleoptera. Vol. IV. Part 1. Heteromera (part). In: Godman, F.D., Salvin, O. (Eds) Biologia Centrali-Americana. Taylor & Francis, London, 1–88, pls. 1–3.
- LeConte, J.L. (1851) ["1852"]. Descriptions of new species of Coleoptera from California. Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York 5: 125–216.
External links
- Data related to Asbolus mexicanus at Wikispecies