''Coelus globosus'' is a species of

beetle Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 40 ...

in family Tenebrionidae. It is found in

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and the

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The Globose Dune Beetle inhabits foredunes and sand hummocks immediately bordering the coast from Bodega Bay Head to Ensenada, Baja California, and all of the Channel Islands except San Clemente Island.Evans, A.V. and Hogue, J.N. 2006. Field guide to beetles of California. Berkeley and Los Angeles, CA: University of California Press.

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Tenebrionidae Beetles of North America Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Beetles described in 1851 {{Tenebrionidae-stub