# Eleodes obscura

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Species of beetle

Eleodes obscura Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Clade: Pancrustacea Class: Insecta Order: Coleoptera Suborder: Polyphaga Infraorder: Cucujiformia Family: Tenebrionidae Genus: Eleodes Species: E. obscura Binomial name Eleodes obscura (Say, 1824)

***Eleodes obscura***, commonly known as the **obscure darkling beetle**, is a species of [darkling beetle](/source/Darkling_beetle) in the genus *[Eleodes](/source/Eleodes)* of western North America. It ranges from south-central British Columbia, eastern Washington and Oregon, south to northern Mexico and east to Nebraska, Kansas and Texas.[1][2]

## Description

*Eleodes obscura* is dull, black, 23–31 mm (0.9–1.2 in) long with grooved elytra. Each front femur bears an anterior tooth near the tibia. The pronotum lacks obvious forward projections from the anterior corners.[2]

The diet of *Eleodes obscura* includes dead plant material, animal remains, roots, and seeds.[3]

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## References

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-Cannings2009_1-0)** Cannings, Robert A; Scudder, G G E (2009). ["Eleodes obscurus (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae): confirmation of a Canadian population and possible northward expansion from Washington State into British Columbia in the Okanagan Valley"](https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49640785#page/84/mode/1up). *Journal of the Entomological Society of British Columbia*. **106**: 81–82. Retrieved 2020-09-25.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Peterson2018_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Peterson2018_2-1) Peterson, Merrill A. (2018-08-31). *Pacific Northwest Insects* (First ed.). [Seattle, WA]: Seattle Audubon Society. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780914516187](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780914516187). [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [1031915474](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/1031915474).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Praeger1982_3-0)** Wallwork, John (1982). *Desert Soil Fauna*. Praeger. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-03-055306-7](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-03-055306-7).

Taxon identifiers Eleodes obscura Wikidata: Q5359230 Wikispecies: Eleodes obscura BioLib: 1199372 BugGuide: 101015 GBIF: 7809753 iNaturalist: 790491 NatureServe: 2.896035 NCBI: 651502

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