Omophron grossum
| Omophron grossum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Genus: | Omophron |
| Species: | O. grossum |
| Binomial name | |
| Omophron grossum Casey, 1909 | |
Omophron grossum, the large round sand beetle, is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America[1][2][3][4] (Arizona, Iowa, Kansas, Montana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Texas), where it inhabits river margins.
Adults are gregarious and nocturnal. During the day, they hide in burrows in the ground.[5]
References
- ^ "Omophron grossum Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Omophron grossum". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Omophron grossum species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ Bousquet, Yves (2012). "Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico". ZooKeys (245): 1–1722. doi:10.3897/zookeys.245.3416. PMC 3577090. PMID 23431087.
- ^ A Treatise on the Western Hemisphere Caraboidea (Coleoptera)
Further reading
- 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.