Invertebrates (Inventory)/Beetles/Embaphion
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The '''Embaphion''' field of the [[Invertebrates (Inventory)/Beetles|Beetles]] subsection should be used to record any observation of darkling beetle in the genus ''Embaphion''. | The '''Embaphion''' field of the [[Invertebrates (Inventory)/Beetles|Beetles]] subsection should be used to record any observation of darkling beetle in the genus ''Embaphion''. | ||
| - | ''Embaphion'' beetles are black in color and strongly associated with [[Vertebrate (Inventory)/Bat Guano|guano]] | + | ''Embaphion'' beetles are black in color and strongly associated with [[Vertebrate (Inventory)/Bat Guano|guano]] as they feed on it. The primary features of ''Embaphion'' which distinguish it from ''[[Invertebrates (Inventory)/Beetles/Eleodeus|Eleodeus]]'' are that the shell of ''Embaphion'' curls upward at the edges and ''Embaphion'' have only two noticeable body segments. ''Embaphion'' is also flatter and wider than ''Eleodeus''. |
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Vertebrate (Inventory)/Bat Guano|Bat Guano]] | *[[Vertebrate (Inventory)/Bat Guano|Bat Guano]] | ||
*[[Invertebrates (Inventory)/Beetles/Eleodeus|Eleodeus]] | *[[Invertebrates (Inventory)/Beetles/Eleodeus|Eleodeus]] | ||
| + | *[[Invertebrates (Inventory)/Beetles/Rhadine|Rhadine]] | ||
{{Cave inventory}} | {{Cave inventory}} | ||
[[Category:Needs references]] | [[Category:Needs references]] | ||
Current revision as of 00:19, 1 November 2011
The Embaphion field of the Beetles subsection should be used to record any observation of darkling beetle in the genus Embaphion.
Embaphion beetles are black in color and strongly associated with guano as they feed on it. The primary features of Embaphion which distinguish it from Eleodeus are that the shell of Embaphion curls upward at the edges and Embaphion have only two noticeable body segments. Embaphion is also flatter and wider than Eleodeus.
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