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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)
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Round Sand Beetle - Omophron nitidum
Copyright © 2007 Sam Houston

Round Sand Beetle - Omophron nitidum
Sand Springs, Osage County, Oklahoma, USA
March 25, 2007
Size: 1/8"
Cool looking beetle. Although, I didn't notice the jaws when I was taking pictures of him and moving him around. Please advise species. Does anyone know what the jaws are for ?
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Contributed by Sam Houston on 26 March, 2007 - 11:25am
Last updated 14 December, 2008 - 3:22pm

Moved
Moved from Round Sand Beetles.
… Boris Büche, 14 December, 2008 - 3:22pm login or register to post comments

Carabidae: Omophron... not su
Carabidae: Omophron... not sure on species
… Joe, Entomologist (in training), 26 March, 2007 - 11:59am login or register to post comments

 
Omophron nitidum
Omophron nitidum
… Dennis Haines, 12 December, 2008 - 4:12pm login or register to post comments

 
agree
I agree with Joe. I was also going to post that this was genus Omophron (round sand beetles). My reference doesn't have colored pictures of the species. Because this is a Carabidae, I'm pretty sure that the jaws are for catching prey - Carabidae are usually predators.

My reference says that these live in damp sand by lakes, rivers, and streams.
… Lisa M. Ames, 27 March, 2007 - 12:42am login or register to post comments

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