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Species Omophron grossum

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Adephaga (Ground and Water Beetles)
Family Carabidae (Ground Beetles)
Subfamily Omophroninae
Tribe Omophronini
Genus Omophron (Round Sand Beetles)
Species grossum (Omophron grossum)
Size
About 8.5 mm long
Identification
See figure:
Remarks
This is the largest species of Omophron in North America
Print References
BESCHOTER, C. A. and 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
Contributed by Chris Wirth on 6 November, 2005 - 3:42pm
Additional contributions by Chuck Entz
Last updated 6 October, 2007 - 3:02pm

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