Asbolus mexicanus
| Asbolus mexicanus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Tenebrionidae |
| Genus: | Asbolus |
| Species: | A. mexicanus
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| Binomial name | |
| Asbolus mexicanus (Champion 1884)
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Asbolus mexicanus is a species of darkling beetle native to southwestern United States (southern California, to Texas), plus northern Mexico (Baja to Coahuila), where it inhabits dry, sandy zones, or arid scrubby habitats.