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][2][3]

Omophron
Omophron tessellatum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Tribe: Omophronini
Bonelli, 1810
Genus: Omophron
Latreille, 1802
Synonyms
  • Scolytus Fabricius, 1790 (Preocc.)
  • Epactius Schneider, 1791 (Unav.)
  • Lithophilus Schneider, 1791 (Unav.)
  • Andromophron Semenov-Tian-Shanskii, 1922
  • Epacter Semenov-Tian-Shanskii, 1922
  • Istor Semenov-Tian-Shanskii, 1922
  • Oligomophron Semenov-Tian-Shanskii, 1922
  • Paromophron Semenov-Tian-Shanskii, 1922
  • Prosecon Semenov-Tian-Shanskii, 1922
  • Stenomophron Semenov-Tian-Shanskii, 1922
  • Phromoon Lucnik, 1933
Omophron nitidum

Species

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Subgenus Omophron Latreille, 1802

Subgenus Phrator Semenov-Tian-Shanskii, 1922

References

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  1. ^ Valainis, Uldis (2010). "A review of genus Omophron Latreille, 1802 (Coleoptera: Carabidae) Palearctic fauna and distribution" (PDF). Baltic Journal of Coleopterology. 10 (2): 105–128.
  2. ^ "Omophron Latreille, 1802". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
  3. ^ Lorenz, Wolfgang (2021). "Carabcat Database". doi:10.48580/dfqf-3dk. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
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