Omophron tessellatum
Omophron tessellatum, the mosaic round sand beetle, is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae found in North America.[1][2][3] Its distribution includes the United States in states such as Arkansas, Virginia, Oklahoma, and Arizona; and in Canada in provinces such as Nova Scotia and Alberta. The species grows to lengths of 5.4 to 7 millimeters. Its habitat is flooded areas such as lake shores, river banks, ponds, pool edges, and beaches with sandy or clayish soil. It breeds in the spring from May to July.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Genus: | Omophron |
| Species: | O. tessellatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Omophron tessellatum Say, 1823 | |
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References
- "Omophron tessellatum Say, 1823". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
- "Species Omophron tessellatum - Mosaic Round Sand Beetle". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
- Bousquet, Yves (2012-11-28). "Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera: Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico". ZooKeys. 245: 1–1722. doi:10.3897/zookeys.245.3416. ISSN 1313-2970.
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.
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