Omophron

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Omophron
Omophron tessellatum.jpg
Omophron tessellatum
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Tribe:
Bonelli, 1810
Genus: Omophron
Latreille, 1802
Synonyms

Omophoron (lapsus)

Omophron nitidum

Omophron is a genus of ground beetle (Carabidae), the only extant genus in the subfamily Omophroninae. It is mostly distributed in the Northern Hemisphere with the southern border running through Guatemala and Hispaniola in Americas, South Africa and Madagascar in Africa, Malaysia and Philippines in Asia.[1]

Species[]

Omophron contains 68 species divided into two subgenera:[2]

Subgenus Omophron Latriele, 1802

Subgenus Phrator Semenov, 1992

  • Dupuis, 1913
  • Valainis, 2011
  • Klug, 1853
  • Alluaud, 1899
  • Chaudoir, 1850
  • Alluaud, 1918
  • Deleve, 1924
  • Omophron tessellatum Say, 1823[3]
  • Olivier, 1811
  • Fairmaire, 1894

References[]

  1. ^ Valainis, Uldis (2010). "A review of genus Omophron Latreille, 1802 (Coleoptera: Carabidae) Palearctic fauna and distribution" (PDF). Baltic Journal of Coleopterology. 10 (2): 105–128.
  2. ^ "List of Omophron species". Carabidae of the World. Institute of Systematic Biology (Daugavpils University). Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  3. ^ "GBIF, Omophron tessellatum".

External links[]

  • "Omophron". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 12 November 2012.


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