Asbolus laevis
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| Asbolus laevis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Tenebrionidae |
| Genus: | Asbolus |
| Species: | A. laevis |
| Binomial name | |
| Asbolus laevis LeConte, 1851 | |
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Asbolus laevis[1] is a species of darkling beetle native to southwestern United States (southern California, Arizona and northwestern Mexico, where it inhabits dry, sandy habitats such as the Sonoran Desert.[2]
Compared to other species in the genus, Asbolus laevis was originally differentiated in LeConte, 1851 from Asbolus verrucosus by being generally smaller and [translated from Latin] overall "smooth, black, glossy, sparingly finely dotted, and the elytra with dots towards the margins studded with short rough points". (p.130)
