The Genus Eleodes Eschscholtz (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) In Texas Author Triplehorn, Charles A. Department of Entomology The Ohio State University Columbus, OH 43210, U. S. A. Ctriplhrn@aol.com Author Thomas, Donald B. USDA-ARS Subtropical Agriculture Research Center Weslaco, TX 78596, U. S. A. donald.thomas@ars.usda.gov Author Rile, Edward G. Department of Entomology Texas A & M University College Station, TX 77843, U. S. A. egrchryso@tamu.edu text The Coleopterists Bulletin 2009 2009-12-29 63 4 413 437 journal article 10.1649/1177.1 1938-4394 4924379 Eleodes spiculiferus Triplehorn, 2007 (Figs. 19–20, Map 7) Diagnosis. This is a medium-sized species in which the elytral surface is densely papillose, each papilla bearing a short, pale, recumbent seta. The pronotum is broader than long, the basal and apical angles obtusely rounded. The profemora are dentate in the male, mutic in the female. In the male, the basal protarsomere has a dense pad of golden setae. Length: 14–17 mm .