Eschatoporis nunenmacheri

Blaisdell, 1906

Eschatoporis nunenmacheri is a of darkling beetle in the Tenebrionidae, described by Blaisdell in 1906. The Eschatoporis is to western North America and comprises several species restricted to arid and semi-arid regions. This species, like other members of its genus, is poorly known and has not been recorded in citizen science databases such as iNaturalist. Tenebrionidae is a large family of beetles predominantly associated with dry , where they function as and scavengers.

Eschatoporis nunenmacheri (10.3897-zookeys.688.13575) Figure 5 by Aalbu RL, Kanda K, Smith AD (2017) Reinstatement of Eschatoporiini Blaisdell, 1906, a unique tribe of blind cavernicolous Tenebrionidae from California, with a new species from Napa County (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae, Lagriinae). ZooKeys 688: 135-149. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.688.13575. Used under a CC BY 4.0 license.

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How to pronounce Eschatoporis nunenmacheri: /ɛs.kə.toʊˈpɔr.ɪs nuːn.ɛnˈmæk.ə.ri/

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Distribution

Western North America; precise range boundaries are not documented in available sources.

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