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Species Omus californicus - California Night-stalking Tiger 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 Cicindelinae (Tiger Beetles)
Tribe Amblycheilini (Blunt-lipped Tiger Beetles)
Genus Omus (Night-stalking Tiger Beetles)
Species californicus (California Night-stalking Tiger Beetle)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Omus californicus Eschscholtz, 1829

Over 80 names have been synonymized under O. californicus. (1)
Size
12 to 18 mm (1)
Range
California and extreme southwest Oregon (1)
Remarks
Several subspecies are recognized.
Works Cited
1.A Field Guide To The Tiger Beetles Of The United States And Canada
David Pearson, C. Barry Knisley, Charles J. Kazilek, David L. Pearson, Barry C. Knisley. 2005. Oxford University Press.