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Subfamily Omophroninae

Round Sand Beetle - Omophron americanum ID this bug - Omophron americanum Omophron tessellatum Omophron tesselatum - Omophron tessellatum Omophron americanum American Round Sand Beetle Near Stream - Omophron americanum Beetle - Omophron nitidum Unknown beetle - Omophron robustum
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Adephaga
Family Carabidae (Ground Beetles)
Subfamily Omophroninae
Numbers
Contains a single tribe, Omophronini, with a single genus, Omophron, with 11 species in North America. (1)
Remarks
This subfamily was erected to accommodate a single tribe, Omophronini.
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.
Contributed by Cotinis on 13 January, 2006 - 10:57am
Additional contributions by Bbarnd, v belov
Last updated 8 August, 2011 - 2:47am

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