Eleodes (Eleodes) gracilis LeConte 1858 (darkling beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Tenebrionidae
Alternative combination: Eleodes gracilis
Belongs to Eleodes (Eleodes) according to Y. Bousquet et al. 2018
See also Doyen and Miller 1980
Sister taxa: Eleodes (Eleodes) acuticauda, Eleodes (Eleodes) grandicollis
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Carpinteria Asphalt Pit (Quaternary of California)
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