Asbolus laevis

Asbolus laevis
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
Synonyms
  • Cryptoglossa laevis (LeConte, 1851)

Asbolus laevis 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.