Eleodes pedinoides LeConte, 1858

Triplehorn, Charles A., Thomas, Donald B. & Rile, Edward G., 2009, The Genus Eleodes Eschscholtz (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) In Texas, The Coleopterists Bulletin 63 (4), pp. 413-437 : 418-419

Eleodes pedinoides LeConte, 1858

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Diagnosis. Similar in shape to E. tricostatus , but glabrous and shining. The pronotum is widest at the middle and about twice as wide as the head. The elytra are sulcate, the intervals convex; there are usually acute tubercles laterally and apically. Length: 19–26 mm.

Distribution. Fairly common in the lower Rio Grande Valley (Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr counties) and has been collected as far north as King County. It also occurs in the border states of Mexico (Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas).

Figs. 1–6. 1) Eleodes debilis , 2) E. carbonarius , 3) E. tricostatus , 4) E. pedinoides , 5) E. neomexicanus , 6) E. wenzeli .