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Omophroninae

Omophron
Omophron tessellatum.jpg
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)


Omophoron (lapsus)

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.

Omophron contains 68 species divided into two subgenera:

Subgenus Omophron Latriele, 1802

Subgenus Phrator Semenov, 1992


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