Omus californicus

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Omus californicus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cicindelidae
Tribe: Manticorini
Genus: Omus
Species:
O. californicus
Binomial name
Omus californicus
Eschscholtz, 1829
Synonyms [1] [2]
  • Omus punctifrons Casey, 1897
  • Omus sequoiarum Crotch, 1874

Omus californicus, the California night-stalking tiger beetle, is a species of tiger beetle in the family Cicindelidae. It is found in North America. [1] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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Subspecies

These six subspecies belong to the species Omus californicus:

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<i>Cicindela lengi</i> Species of beetle

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<i>Cicindela fulgida</i> Species of beetle

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<i>Tetracha virginica</i> Species of beetle

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<i>Cicindela nigrior</i> Species of beetle

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Omus submetallicus, known generally as the lustrous night-stalking tiger beetle or Smith's brome, is a species of tiger beetle in the family Cicindelidae. It is found in North America.

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Cylindera lunalonga, the meadow tiger beetle, is a species of flashy tiger beetle in the family Cicindelidae. It is found in North America.

<i>Ellipsoptera puritana</i> Species of beetle

Ellipsoptera puritana, the puritan tiger beetle, is a species of flashy tiger beetle in the family Cicindelidae. It is found in North America.

<i>Cicindela longilabris</i> Species of beetle

Cicindela longilabris, the boreal long-lipped tiger beetle, is a species of flashy tiger beetle in the family Cicindelidae. It is found in North America.

<i>Cicindela tenuicincta</i> Species of beetle

Cicindela tenuicincta, the short-legged tiger beetle, is a species of flashy tiger beetle in the family Cicindelidae. It is found in North America.

<i>Cicindela formosa</i> Species of beetle

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Omus cazieri, or Cazier's night-stalking tiger beetle, is a species of tiger beetle in the family Cicindelidae. It is found in North America.

<i>Cicindela purpurea</i> Species of beetle

Cicindela purpurea, known generally as the purple tiger beetle or cow path tiger beetle, is a species of flashy tiger beetle in the family Cicindelidae. It is found in North America.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Manticorini</span> Tribe of beetles

Manticorini is a tribe of tiger beetles in the family Cicindelidae. There are about 6 genera and more than 30 described species in Manticorini.

References

  1. 1 2 "Omus californicus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  2. "Omus Eschscholtz, 1829". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  3. "Omus californicus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  4. Bousquet, Yves (2012). "Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico". ZooKeys (245): 1–1722. Bibcode:2012ZooK..245....1B. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.245.3416 . PMC   3577090 . PMID   23431087.
  5. Duran, Daniel P.; Gough, Harlan M. (2020). "Validation of tiger beetles as distinct family (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae), review and reclassification of tribal relationships". Systematic Entomology. 45 (4): 723–729. Bibcode:2020SysEn..45..723D. doi: 10.1111/syen.12440 .

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