Omophron brettinghamae

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Omophron brettinghamae
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Omophron brettinghamae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Omophron
Species:
O. brettinghamae
Binomial name
Omophron brettinghamae
Pascoe, 1860
Synonyms
  • Omophron levigatumGestro, 1888

Omophron brettinghamae is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is distributed in Bangladesh, Vietnam [1] , Nepal and Myanmar. [2]

It has a length of 3.5 to 4 mm and a width of 2.4 to 2.6 mm. [1] Its colouring is a shiny, very dark metallic green with testaceous (dull red-brick) labrum, palpi, antennae, side margins of prothorax and elytra, apex of venter, and legs. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Valainis, Uldis (2010). "A review of genus Omophron Latreille, 1802 (Coleoptera: Carabidae) Palearctic fauna and distribution". Baltic Journal of Coleopterology. 10 (2): 105–128.
  2. Catalogue of Life: Omophron brettinghamae

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