Omophron ovale

Omophron ovale, the oval round sand beetle, is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae.^[1][2][3][4] It is found in North America.^[1] Inhabiting mostly the margins of freshwater ponds, streams, and lakes (as well as some sea beaches and salt marshes), O. ovale are riparian and burrow into sand and mud.^[5] O. ovale, as all Carabidae, go through complete metamorphosis. This consists of three distinct stages before becoming an adult— egg, then larva, then pupa.^[6] O. ovale are around 4.5mm to 6.6mm in length and have a distinctive pattern on their body, with yellowish tan and metallic green markings.^[6]

Omophron ovale
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Carabidae
Genus:	Omophron
Species:	O. ovale
Binomial name
Omophron ovale G. Horn, 1870

References

1. "Omophron ovale Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
2. "Omophron ovale species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
3. "Omophron ovale". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
4. "Omophron ovale Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
5. Nichols, Stephen W. (1985). "Omophron and the Origin of Hydradephaga (Insecta: Coleoptera: Adephaga)". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 137 (1): 182–201. ISSN 0097-3157. JSTOR 4064890.
6. Peterson, Merrill A. (2018-08-31). Pacific Northwest insects (First ed.). [Seattle, WA]. ISBN 9780914516187. OCLC 1031915474.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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.