Cibdelis bachei

Cibdelis bachei is a species of darkling beetle in the family Tenebrionidae, first described by John Lawrence LeConte in 1861. The genus Cibdelis is a small group within the diverse Tenebrionidae, and C. bachei appears to be a rarely encountered species with limited published documentation. Based on its taxonomic placement, it likely shares the general characteristics of tenebrionid beetles, including a hardened exoskeleton and nocturnal habits. The specific epithet honors Bache, presumably referring to Alexander Dallas Bache, a prominent 19th-century American scientist and surveyor.