Omophron obliteratum
| Omophron obliteratum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Genus: | Omophron |
| Species: | O. obliteratum
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| Binomial name | |
| Omophron obliteratum G. Horn, 1870
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Omophron obliteratum, the effaced round sand beetle, is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in Central America and North America[1][2][3][4] (Chihuahua, Durango, Sonora, Zacatecas, Arizona, California, Montana, New Mexico, Texas, Utah), where it inhabits the margins of creeks and rivers.
Adults are gregarious and nocturnal. During the day they hide in burrows in the ground.[5]
References
- ^ "Omophron obliteratum Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Omophron obliteratum". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Omophron obliteratum species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ Bousquet, Yves (2012). "Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico". ZooKeys (245): 1–1722. doi:10.3897/zookeys.245.3416. PMC 3577090. PMID 23431087.
- ^ A Treatise on the Western Hemisphere Caraboidea (Coleoptera)
Further reading
- Benschoter, C. A.; Cook, E. F. (1956). "A revision of the genus Omophron (Coleoptera: Carabidae) of North America north of Mexico". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 49 (5): 411–429. doi:10.1093/aesa/49.5.411.
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2017). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 1: Archostemata - Myxophaga - Adephaga. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-33029-0.