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Tribe Omophronini

Beetle - Omophron tessellatum Round Sand Beetle - Omophron americanum mating round sand beetles - Omophron ovale - male - female American Round Sand Beetle? (Omophron americanum) - Omophron nitidum American Round Sand Beetle? - Omophron americanum Omophron tessellatum Omophron tessellatum Omophron grossum
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Adephaga
Family Carabidae (Ground Beetles)
Subfamily Omophroninae
Tribe Omophronini
Numbers
Contains a single genus of 60 species, of which 11 are in our area.(1)
Range
Worldwide. (1)
Works Cited
1.American Beetles, Volume I: Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga: Staphyliniformia
Arnett, R.H., Jr., and M. C. Thomas. (eds.). 2000. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.