Omophron capense

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Omophron capense
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Omophron
Species:
O. capense
Binomial name
Omophron capense
Gory, 1833
Synonyms
  • Omophron suturaleGuérin-Méneville, 1842
  • Omophron dominicenseChaudoir, 1868

Omophron capense is a species of beetle of the Carabidae family. This species is found in Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe. [1]

Adults have a length of 5–6 mm. The elytra, the sides of the pronotum and the head are yellow, with a metallic green pattern.

Taxonomy

Omophron dominicense was described from a specimen with the label S Domingo, which was later determined to be a mislabel. The type specimen was studied by S.W. Nichols in 1983 and synonymy with O. capensis was established, but not published at the time. The synonymy was formally published in 2023. [2]

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