Omophron

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Omophron
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Omophron tessellatum
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Tribe: Omophronini
Bonelli, 1810
Genus: Omophron
Latreille, 1802
Synonyms
  • ScolytusFabricius, 1790 (Preocc.)
  • EpactiusSchneider, 1791 (Unav.)
  • LithophilusSchneider, 1791 (Unav.)
  • AndromophronSemenov-Tian-Shanskii, 1922
  • EpacterSemenov-Tian-Shanskii, 1922
  • IstorSemenov-Tian-Shanskii, 1922
  • OligomophronSemenov-Tian-Shanskii, 1922
  • ParomophronSemenov-Tian-Shanskii, 1922
  • ProseconSemenov-Tian-Shanskii, 1922
  • StenomophronSemenov-Tian-Shanskii, 1922
  • PhromoonLucnik, 1933
Omophron nitidum Omophron nitidum P1440156a.jpg
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] [2] [3]

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Species

Subgenus OmophronLatreille, 1802

Subgenus PhratorSemenov-Tian-Shanskii, 1922

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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. "Omophron Latreille, 1802". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
  3. Lorenz, Wolfgang (2021). "Carabcat Database". doi: 10.48580/dfqf-3dk . Retrieved 2023-03-04.