Alaudes californicus
Alaudes californicus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Beetle |
Suborder: | Polyphaga |
Family: | Tenebrionidae |
Genus: | Alaudes |
Species: | A. californicus |
Binomial name | |
Alaudes californicus Aalbu, Caterino, and Smith, 2018
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Diagnosis
Elytral vestiture always much longer than twice width, composed of thick, strongly recumbent posterior setae
Description
Elytral vestiture composed of thick, strongly posteriorly recumbent thickened setae
Distribution
Restricted to the hills along the mid- and lower San Joaquin Valley in California.
Biology
Mainly Berlesed oak litter and from Arctostaphylos (manzanita) and Ceanothus duff or in pitfall traps.Elevation range 450–1,524m.