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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Adephaga » Ground Beetles (Carabidae) » Omophroninae » Omophronini » Round Sand Beetles (Omophron) » Large-lipped Round Sand Beetle (Omophron labiatum)
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not your typical Ground Beetle - Omophron labiatum
Copyright © 2006 Tim Moyer

not your typical Ground Beetle - Omophron labiatum
Medford, Burlington Co. (~15 miles east of Philadelphia, PA) County, New Jersey, USA
June 21, 2006
Size: ~6mm
came to UV light

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not your typical Ground Beetle - Omophron labiatum not your typical Ground Beetle - Omophron labiatum
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Contributed by Tim Moyer on 26 June, 2006 - 11:30am

Neat!
Nice find! Was it attracted to the light on the beach? I wish I could get one of these sometime. My objective this summer was to get Omophron and Elaphrus. I've got plenty of Elaphrus ruscarius so far, but no Omophron.
… Matthew Roth, 29 June, 2006 - 7:40am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Matthew,
I'm ~40 miles from the beach, although much of my area of south jersey has sandy soil (my immediate area is more like clay). And the nearest flowing stream is 0.5 miles from me. So this guy (and a sibbling) just flew to my light trap. I've trapped a few previous times and been here for 4 years now, but this is first one of these I've ever seen. But then, I've never seen a Elaphrus either, so you'll have to show me where to find them sometime:)
… Tim Moyer, 1 July, 2006 - 10:27pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
Maybe we could meet sometime and go collecting. I just went looking for Elaphrus yesterday and didn't find any. I think its too late in the season for them.
… Matthew Roth, 3 July, 2006 - 11:03am login or register to post comments

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