Omophron
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| Omophron tessellatum | |
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| Subfamily: | Omophroninae Bonelli, 1810
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| Genus: | Omophron Latreille, 1802
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Omophoron (lapsus) | |
Omophron is a genus of ground beetle (Carabidae), the only extant genus in the subfamily Omophroninae. It is mostly distributed in the Northern Hemisphere with the southern border running through Guatemala and Hispaniola in Americas, South Africa and Madagascar in Africa, Malaysia and Philippines in Asia.[1]
Species
Omophron contains 68 species divided into two subgenera:[2]
Subgenus Omophron Latriele, 1802
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Subgenus Phrator Semenov, 1992
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References
- ^ Valainis, Uldis (2010). "A review of genus Omophron Latreille, 1802 (Coleoptera: Carabidae) Palearctic fauna and distribution". Baltic Journal of Coleopterology. 10 (2): 105–128.
- ^ "List of Omophron species". Carabidae of the World. Institute of Systematic Biology (Daugavpils University). Retrieved 12 November 2012.
External links
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- "Omophron". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
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