Omophron obliteratum

Omophron obliteratum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Adephaga
Family:	Carabidae
Genus:	Omophron
Species:	O. obliteratum
Binomial name
Omophron obliteratum G. Horn, 1870
Synonyms
Omophron subimpressumCasey, 1913 Omophron utenseCasey, 1913 Omophron sonoraeCasey, 1897

Omophron obliteratum, the effaced round sand beetle, is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in Central America and North America ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} (Chihuahua, Durango, Sonora, Zacatecas, Arizona, California, Montana, New Mexico, Texas, Utah), where it inhabits the margins of creeks and rivers.

Adults are gregarious and nocturnal. During the day they hide in burrows in the ground. ^[5]

References

1. "Omophron obliteratum Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
2. "Omophron obliteratum". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
3. "Omophron obliteratum species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
4. 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.
5. 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.