Omophron

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]

Omophron
Omophron tessellatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Adephaga
Family:
Carabidae
Subfamily:
Omophroninae

Bonelli, 1810
Genus:
Omophron

Latreille, 1802
Synonyms

Omophoron (lapsus)

Omophron nitidum

Species

Omophron contains 68 species divided into two subgenera:[2]

Subgenus Omophron Latriele, 1802

  • Omophron aequale Morawitz, 1863
  • Omophron affine Banninger, 1918
  • Omophron africanum Rousseau, 1908
  • Omophron amandae Valainis, 2010
  • Omophron americanum Dejean, 1831
  • Omophron axillare Chaudoir, 1868
  • Omophron baenningeri Dupuis, 1912
  • Omophron bicolor Andrewes, 1919
  • Omophron brettinghamae Pascoe, 1860
  • Omophron capense Gory, 1833
  • Omophron capicola Chaudoir, 1868
  • Omophron chelys Andrewes, 1921
  • Omophron clavareauli Rousseau, 1900
  • Omophron congoense Deleve, 1924
  • Omophron dentatum LeConte, 1852
  • Omophron dissimile Deleve, 1924
  • Omophron distinctum Banninger, 1918
  • Omophron gemmeum Andrewes, 1921
  • Omophron ghesquierei Deleve, 1924
  • Omophron gilae LeConte, 1852
  • Omophron gratum Chaudoir, 1868
  • Omophron grossum Casey, 1909
  • Omophron guttatum Chaudoir, 1868
  • Omophron hainanense Tian et Deuve, 2000
  • Omophron interruptum Chaudoir, 1868
  • Omophron labiatum Fabricius, 1801
  • Omophron limbatum Fabricius, 1777
  • Omophron lunatum Banninger, 1918
  • Omophron luzonicum Darlington, 1967
  • Omophron maculosum Chaudoir, 1850
  • Omophron madagascariense Chaudoir, 1850
  • Omophron mexicanum Dupuis, 1912
  • Omophron minutum Dejean, 1831
  • Omophron nitidum LeConte, 1848
  • Omophron oberthueri Gestro, 1892
  • Omophron obliteratum Horn, 1870
  • Omophron oblonguisculum Chevrolat, 1835
  • Omophron ovale Horn, 1870
  • Omophron parvum Tian et Deuve, 2000
  • Omophron piceopictum Wrase, 2002
  • Omophron pictum Wiedemann, 1823
  • Omophron picturatum Boheman, 1860
  • Omophron porosum Chaudoir, 1868
  • Omophron pseudotestudo Tian et Deuve, 2000
  • Omophron riedeli Emden, 1932
  • Omophron robustum G. Horn, 1870
  • Omophron rotundatum Chaudoir, 1852
  • Omophron saigonense Chaudoir, 1868
  • Omophron severini Dupuis, 1911
  • Omophron smaragdum Andrewes, 1921
  • Omophron solidum Casey, 1897
  • Omophron sphaericum Chevrolat, 1835
  • Omophron stictum Andrewes, 1933
  • Omophron striaticeps Gestro, 1888
  • Omophron tesselatum Say, 1823
  • Omophron testudo Andrewes, 1919
  • Omophron virens Andrewes, 1929
  • Omophron vittatum Wiedemann, 1823
  • Omophron yunnanense Tian et Deuve, 2000

Subgenus Phrator Semenov, 1992

  • Omophron alluaudi Dupuis, 1913
  • Omophron barsevskisi Valainis, 2011
  • Omophron depressum Klug, 1853
  • Omophron grandidieri Alluaud, 1899
  • Omophron multiguttatum Chaudoir, 1850
  • Omophron rothschildi Alluaud, 1918
  • Omophron schoutedeni Deleve, 1924
  • Omophron tessellatum Say, 1823[3]
  • Omophron variegatum Olivier, 1811
  • Omophron vittulatum Fairmaire, 1894
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References
  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. "List of Omophron species". Carabidae of the World. Institute of Systematic Biology (Daugavpils University). Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  3. "GBIF, Omophron tessellatum".
  • "Omophron". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 12 November 2012.


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