Omophron | |
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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