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Embaphion depressum
Embaphion depressum is a darkling beetle species in the family Tenebrionidae, first described by LeConte in 1851. The genus Embaphion is characterized by its distinctive explanate (flattened and expanded) body form, which gives these beetles a broad, shield-like appearance. This species is part of a small genus of North American darkling beetles adapted to arid environments. Available information on this specific species is limited, though it shares the general morphology and presumably the ecological habits of its congeners.