Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
Upcoming Events

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

National Moth Week was July 23-31, 2022! See moth submissions.

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29

Photos of insects and people from the 2015 gathering in Wisconsin, July 10-12


Previous events
TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Ground and Water Beetles (Adephaga) » Ground Beetles (Carabidae) » Omophroninae » Omophronini » Round Sand Beetles (Omophron) » Toothed Round Sand Beetle (Omophron dentatum)
Photo#1804211
iridescent Beetle - Omophron dentatum
Copyright © 2020 Jim Moore

iridescent Beetle - Omophron dentatum
Rancho Santa Fe, San Diego County, California, USA
March 17, 1973
Size: Body length 7mm
Any further ID help for this beetle is appreciated - thank you.
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Jim Moore on 25 April, 2020 - 1:17am
Last updated 19 July, 2021 - 3:14am

Moved
Moved from Round Sand Beetles.
… v belov, 19 July, 2021 - 3:14am login or register to post comments

Moved
Thank you John and Jane! Based on range and dorsal pattern, it may very well be Omophron dentatum.
… Jim Moore, 25 April, 2020 - 11:01am login or register to post comments

must be a relative of
Omophron dentatum
… john and jane balaban, 25 April, 2020 - 9:34am login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2023 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact