Omostropus

Omostropus
Omostropus, Botswana
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
Subfamily: Harpalinae
Tribe: Harpalini
Subtribe: Harpalina
Genus:
Péringuey, 1896

Omostropus is a genus in the ground beetle family Carabidae. There are about eight described species in Omostropus, found in Africa.[1][2]

Species

These eight species belong to the genus Omostropus:

  • Omostropus australis Basilewsky, 1946 (South Africa)
  • Omostropus cratognathoides (Chaudoir, 1876) (Kenya)
  • Omostropus kilimanus Basilewsky, 1946 (Kenya, Tanzania)
  • Omostropus mandibularis (Roth, 1851) (Africa)
  • Omostropus minor Basilewsky, 1948 (Namibia, South Africa)
  • Omostropus similis Péringuey, 1896 (Botswana)
  • Omostropus tersulus Péringuey, 1896 (Zimbabwe, South Africa)
  • Omostropus vicarius Péringuey, 1896 (Mozambique, Zimbabwe, South Africa)

References

  1. ^ "GBIF, Omostropus". Retrieved 2024-09-27.
  2. ^ "Catalogue of Life, Omostropus Péringuey, 1896". Retrieved 2024-09-27.