Omophron axillare
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Omophron
Species:
O. axillare
Binomial name
Omophron axillare
Chaudoir, 1868

Omophron axillare is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae.

This species is known to be found only in mountainous regions. It is distributed across Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and India (Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, and Uttarakhand).[1]

Omophron axillare has a length of 6 to 7 mm and a width of 3.6 to 3.9 mm.[1] It has a shiny, testaceous (dull brick-red) colouring.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Valainis, Uldis (2010). "A review of genus Omophron Latreille, 1802 (Coleoptera: Carabidae) Palearctic fauna and distribution". Baltic Journal of Coleopterology. 10 (2): 105–128.

Further reading

  • Andrewes, H. E. (1926). On a collection of Carabidae from the Kumaon-Tibetian frontier. The Entomologists Magazine. LXII: 66.
  • Andrewes, H. E. (1929). The fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burmaa. Coleoptera. Carabidae. Vol. 1. – Carabinae. London: Taylor & Francis, xviii: 139–162.
  • Chaudoir, M. (1868). Note monographique sur le genre Omophron. Revue et magasin de zoologie pure et appliquée. 20: 54–63. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/19604#page/7/mode/1up
  • Gestro, R. (1892). Appunti sul genere Omophron. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova. 10 (1890–1891): 61.
  • Hurka, K. (2003). Omophroninae. In: I. Löbl & Smetana A. (Eds.) Catalogue of Palearctic Coleoptera, Vol. 1. Stenstrup: Apollo Books, 207–208.
  • Kryzhanovskij, O. L. (1982). A review of Palaearctic species of the genus Omophron Latr. (Coleoptera, Carabidae). Entomologicheskoe obozrenie. 61 (1): 107–116.
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