Omophron robustum
| Omophron robustum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Genus: | Omophron |
| Species: | O. robustum
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| Binomial name | |
| Omophron robustum G. Horn, 1870
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Omophron robustum, the robust round sand beetle, is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America[1][2][3][4][5] (Alberta, Ontario, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wisconsin), where it inhabits the beaches of lakes, rivers and brooks.
Adults are gregarious and nocturnal. During the day, they hide in burrows in the ground or under debris.[6]
References
- ^ "Omophron robustum Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Omophron robustum". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Omophron robustum 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.
- ^ "Biological Museum, Lund University - Search database". ento.biomus.lu.se. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
- ^ 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.