Eleodes fusiformis LeConte, 1858

Triplehorn, Charles A., Thomas, Donald B. & Rile, Edward G., 2009, The Genus Eleodes Eschscholtz (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) In Texas, The Coleopterists Bulletin 63 (4), pp. 413-437 : 423-424

Eleodes fusiformis LeConte, 1858

(Figs. 13–14, Map 6)

Diagnosis. Fusiform, body narrowing equally from base to apex, smooth and shining. The pronotum transverse, narrowing anteriorly, with the basal angles rounded, the anterior angles acute, the disc finely punctate. The elytra with humeral angles prolonged, embracing the pronotal base. The profemora are mutic in both sexes. The basal two segments of the male protarsi are densely clothed beneath with a flattened pad of spongy, golden pubescence; the female protarsi are unmodified. Length: 13–18 mm.

Distribution. Most abundant in central and western Texas though it ranges north through Colorado, Kansas, and Wyoming. Wise (1981) found it to be the most abundant tenebrionid in the high grasslands of central New Mexico.