Omophron ovale, the oval round sand beetle, is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in North America.[1] Inhabiting mostly the margins of freshwater ponds, streams, and lakes (as well as some sea beaches and salt marshes), O. ovale are riparian and burrow into sand and mud.[5] O. ovale, as all Carabidae, go through complete metamorphosis. This consists of three distinct stages before becoming an adult— egg, then larva, then pupa.[6] O. ovale are around 4.5mm to 6.6mm in length and have a distinctive pattern on their body, with yellowish tan and metallic green markings.[6]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Genus: | Omophron |
| Species: | O. ovale
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| Binomial name | |
| Omophron ovale G. Horn, 1870
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References
edit- ^ a b "Omophron ovale Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
- ^ "Omophron ovale species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
- ^ "Omophron ovale". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
- ^ "Omophron ovale Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
- ^ Nichols, Stephen W. (1985). "Omophron and the Origin of Hydradephaga (Insecta: Coleoptera: Adephaga)". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 137 (1): 182–201. ISSN 0097-3157. JSTOR 4064890.
- ^ a b Peterson, Merrill A. (2018-08-31). Pacific Northwest insects (First ed.). [Seattle, WA]. ISBN 9780914516187. OCLC 1031915474.
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Further reading
edit- Benschoter, C. A.; Cook, E. F. (1956). "A revision of the genus Omophron (Coleoptera: Carabidae) of North America north of Mexico". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 49 (5): 411–429. doi:10.1093/aesa/49.5.411.
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2017). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 1: Archostemata - Myxophaga - Adephaga. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-33029-0.
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