{{Short description|Species of desert beetle}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2025}} {{Speciesbox | image = Eleodes scabrosa.jpg | image_caption = Eleodes scabrosa found at the foreshore of Moclips Beach, Washington, USA | genus = Eleodes | species = scabrosa | authority = Eschscholtz, 1829 }}
'''''Eleodes scabrosa''''' is a species of desert beetle in the genus ''[[Eleodes]]'' found in western North America, from [[Washington (state)|Washington state]] to [[Mexico]]. There are also some sporadic sightings across the rest of the United States as well, which are not as well documented.
== Habitat == ''Eleodes scabrosa'' can be found across western North America, ranging from Washington state to Mexico.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Haines |first=Dennis |date=2008-01-10 |title=Eleodes scabrosa |url=https://bugguide.net/node/view/164633 |access-date=2025-12-19 |website=Bug Guide |publisher=[[Iowa State University]] |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Ecdysis - Eleodes scabrosa |url=https://ecdysis.org/taxa/index.php?tid=319737&taxauthid=1&clid=0 |access-date=2025-12-19 |website=ecdysis.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Eleodes scabrosa {{!}} Taxonomy Browser {{!}} BOLDSYSTEMS |url=https://bench.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxon=Eleodes%20scabrosa |access-date=2025-12-19 |website=bench.boldsystems.org}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Hubick |first=Bill |title=Records — No Common Name (Eleodes scabrosa) · Bill Hubick |url=https://thebiofiles.com/recordList/12170 |access-date=2025-12-19 |website=thebiofiles.com |language=en}}</ref>
This species is found on beaches in the more temperate areas of its range, such as Washington state. In California and Mexico, it can be a desert dweller, while still preferring the coast.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Ecdysis - Map Interface |url=https://ecdysis.org/collections/map/index.php?menuClosed&usethes=1&taxa=319737 |access-date=2025-12-19 |website=ecdysis.org}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Eleodes scabrosa Eschscholtz, 1829 |url=https://www.gbif.org/species/9691098 |access-date=2025-12-19 |website=[[GBIF]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bueche |first=Boris |date=2024-07-19 |title=Species Eleodes scabrosa |url=https://bugguide.net/node/view/164676 |access-date=2025-12-19 |website=Bug Guie |publisher=[[Iowa State University]] |language=en}}</ref>
== Appearance == This beetle is overall black in coloration, with a textured abdomen. The piece of exoskeleton connecting the head has an almost unnoticeable cross shaped indentation.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
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[[Category:Eleodes|scabrosa]] [[Category:Beetles described in 1829]]