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Species Omophron americanum - American Round Sand Beetle

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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
Genus Omophron (Round Sand Beetles)
Species americanum (American Round Sand Beetle)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
see(1)
Explanation of Names
Omophron americanum Dejean 1831
Size
5.1-7.0 mm(2)
Identification
color pattern variable; 15-striate elytron, V-shaped pale area on the frons, punctate metasternum and two setae on the mesocoxa make it easy to distinguish(3)
Range
e. NA to Rockies (NF-AB to n.FL-AZ), Mex. - Map (4)(5)
Habitat
immediate vicinity of water on bare or sparsely vegetated sandy substrates, sometimes saline, at 260-2,200 m altitudes(1)(6)
Season
Adults Apr-Dec; copulating pairs, Apr-May; gravid females, May-Jun; teneral adults, Jul-Sep(1)
Life Cycle
nocturnal, adults take cover during the day in burrows dug in the ground; adults are gregarious, often come to lights; they also stridulate(1)
Remarks
the most common and widespread Omophron in NA(6)
Works Cited
1.eAgra: Western Hemisphere Caraboidea
2.Illustrated Identification Guide to Adults and Larvae of Northeastern North American Ground Beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae)
Yves Bousquet. 2010. Pensoft Publishers.
3.A revision of the genus Omophron (Coleoptera: Carabidae) of North America north of Mexico.
Benschoter, C.A. and Cook, E.F. 1956. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 49(5): 411-429.
4.Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico
Bousquet Y. 2012. ZooKeys 245: 1–1722.
5.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
6.Coleoptera species pages developed for the GSMNP project
Contributed by Joel Kits on 2 July, 2005 - 10:19pm
Additional contributions by Christopher C Wirth, Bbarnd, Chuck Entz, Mike Quinn, v belov
Last updated 20 March, 2024 - 2:44pm

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