Omophron
Latreille, 1802
Round sand beetles
Species Guides
11- Omophron americanum(American round sand beetle)
- Omophron dentatum(Toothed Round Sand Beetle)
- Omophron gilae(Gila River round sand beetle)
- Omophron grossum(Large Round Sand Beetle)
- Omophron labiatum(large-lipped round sand beetle)
- Omophron nitidum(Shiny Round Sand Beetle)
- Omophron obliteratum(effaced round sand beetle)
- Omophron ovale(Oval Round Sand Beetle)
- Omophron robustum(Robust Round Sand Beetle)
Omophron is a of ground beetles (Carabidae) and the sole extant genus in the Omophroninae. It is widely distributed across the Northern Hemisphere with southern limits extending to Guatemala and Hispaniola in the Americas, South Africa and Madagascar in Africa, and Malaysia and the Philippines in Asia. The genus includes multiple subgenera, with taxonomic revisions documenting substantial in the Afrotropical region.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Omophron: /oˈmɔfrɔn/
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Distribution
Northern Hemisphere distribution with southern limits at Guatemala and Hispaniola (Americas), South Africa and Madagascar (Africa), and Malaysia and Philippines (Asia). Afrotropical records include Zambia, Burkina Faso, Senegal, Namibia, Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, Mali, and Angola. Additional records from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Vermont (USA).
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- Wikipedia
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Catalogue of Life
- Revision of the subgenus Omophron (s.str.) Latreille, 1802 (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Omophron) of the Afrotropical region
- To the knowledge of the subgenus Phrator Semenov, 1922 of the genus Omophron Latreille, 1802 (Coleoptera: Carabidae)