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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Adephaga » Ground Beetles (Carabidae) » Omophroninae » Omophronini » Round Sand Beetles (Omophron) » Shiny Round Sand Beetle (Omophron nitidum)

Species Omophron nitidum - Shiny Round Sand Beetle

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Identification · Range · Season · Remarks · Internet References · Works Cited
Round black and pale beetle - Omophron nitidum American Round Sand Beetle? (Omophron americanum) - Omophron nitidum American Round Sand Beetle? (Omophron americanum) - Omophron nitidum American Round Sand Beetle? (Omophron americanum) - Omophron nitidum Omophron nitidum LeConte - Omophron nitidum Omophron nitidum Beetle - Omophron nitidum beetle - Omophron nitidum
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 nitidum (Shiny Round Sand Beetle)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Omophron nitens Chaudoir 1868
Explanation of Names
Omophron nitidum LeConte 1848
nitidum = 'shiny'
Identification
dorsal habitus(1)
Range
c. US (nw.IN-MN-NE to AL–TX) - Map (2)(3)
Season
Adults: Mar-Dec(1)
Remarks
Nocturnal; adults take cover during the day in burrows dug in the ground, or in leaf litter. Adults are gregarious; often come to lights.(1)
Internet References
Lectotype - MCZ, Harvard
Works Cited
1.eAgra: Western Hemisphere Caraboidea
2.Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico
Bousquet Y. 2012. ZooKeys 245: 1–1722.
3.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
Contributed by Boris Büche on 14 December, 2008 - 3:20pm
Additional contributions by Bbarnd, Mike Quinn, v belov
Last updated 20 March, 2024 - 3:16pm

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