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Species Details
Omophron americanum
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum Read more about this collection »
SeasonalityAdults have been collected in May to July.
IdentificationBroad and rather flat. Reddish yellow, underside darker, brown; dark markings of upper surface (rarely metallic) varying in extension but on prothorax always reaching both front- and hind-margins, on elytra at least including the two inner intervals before apex; palest specimens occur in the west. Elytral striae deep with closely set punctures, intervals as a rule more convex than in the other species. Length 5.1 to 7.0 mm.
Scientific Name
Omophron americanum
Habitat
On bare sand or sand-mixed clay, usually at standing waters, sometimes quite small pools.
Seasonality
Adults have been collected in May to July.
Identification
Broad and rather flat. Reddish yellow, underside darker, brown; dark markings of upper surface (rarely metallic) varying in extension but on prothorax always reaching both front- and hind-margins, on elytra at least…
Broad and rather flat. Reddish yellow, underside darker, brown; dark markings of upper surface (rarely metallic) varying in extension but on prothorax always reaching both front- and hind-margins, on elytra at least including the two inner intervals before apex; palest specimens occur in the west. Elytral striae deep with closely set punctures, intervals as a rule more convex than in the other species. Length 5.1 to 7.0 mm.
Life History
Overwinters in the adult stage.
Conservation
Common.
Diet Info
Both larvae and adults are predatory.
Range
This species ranges across most of United States and Canada, except British Columbia. In Alberta this species is only found in the southern one third.
Citation
Page Citation for Omophron americanum
Page Citation
"Species Details - Omophron americanum, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-1461/9-852. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
References
Author
Bousquet, Yves and Andre Larochelle
Title
Catalogue of the Geadephaga (Coleoptera: Trachypachidae, Rhysodidae, Carabidae Including Cicindelini) of America North of Mexico
Publication Date
1993
Series Title
Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada
Pages
1-397
Author
Lindroth, Carl H.
Title
The Ground-beetles of Canada and Alaska. Part 2.
Publication Date
1961
Series Title
Opuscula Entomologica
Volume
20
Pages
1-200
Specimen Information
There are 770 specimens of this Species.
UASM147207 - Omophron americanum
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Alabama, Houston county, Cedar Springs Creek
Collected ByWhitehead, D. R.
Date Collected1967-07-09
UASM147208 - Omophron americanum
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Alabama, Houston county, Cedar Springs Creek
Collected ByWhitehead, D. R.
Date Collected1967-07-09
UASM147209 - Omophron americanum
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Texas, Real county, Leakey
Collected ByWhitehead, D. R.
Date Collected1967-06-28
UASM147210 - Omophron americanum
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Texas, Real county, Leakey
Collected ByWhitehead, D. R.
Date Collected1967-06-28
UASM147211 - Omophron americanum
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: South Dakota, Lawrence county, Spearfish Creek
Collected ByWhitehead, D. R.
Date Collected1967-06-18
UASM147212 - Omophron americanum
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Wyoming, Platte county, Glendo Reservoir
Collected ByWhitehead, D. R.
Date Collected1967-06-20
UASM147213 - Omophron americanum
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Alabama, Tuscaloosa county, Tuscaloosa
Collected ByBall, G. E.
Date Collected1950-06-08
UASM147214 - Omophron americanum
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Alabama, Tuscaloosa county, Tuscaloosa
Collected ByBall, G. E.
Date Collected1950-06-08
UASM147215 - Omophron americanum
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: New York, Tompkins county, Ithaca
Collected ByValentine, B.
Date Collected1946-09-16
UASM147216 - Omophron americanum
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: New York, Tompkins county, Varna
Collected ByBall, G. E.
Date Collected1948-05-07
UASM147217 - Omophron americanum
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Indiana, Tippecanoe county, Lafayette
Date Collected1948-05-21
UASM147218 - Omophron americanum
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Kansas, Pottawatomie county, Blackjack Creek
Collected ByEvans; Lin; Yoshimoto
Date Collected1953-07-14
UASM147219 - Omophron americanum
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Kansas, Pottawatomie county, Blackjack Creek
Collected ByEvans; Lin; Yoshimoto
Date Collected1953-07-14
UASM147220 - Omophron americanum
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Kansas, Pottawatomie county, Blackjack Creek
Collected ByEvans; Lin; Yoshimoto
Date Collected1953-07-14
UASM147221 - Omophron americanum
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Texas, Terrell county, Independence Creek
Collected ByBall, G. E. & family
Date Collected1959-07-01
UASM147222 - Omophron americanum
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Texas, Terrell county, Independence Creek
Collected ByBall, G. E. & family
Date Collected1959-07-01
UASM147223 - Omophron americanum
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Texas, Brewster county, Big Bend National Park
Collected ByBall, G. E. & family
Date Collected1959-07-06
UASM147224 - Omophron americanum
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Texas, Brewster county, Big Bend National Park
Collected ByBall, G. E. & family
Date Collected1959-07-06
UASM147225 - Omophron americanum
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Texas, Brewster county, Big Bend National Park
Collected ByBall, G. E. & family
Date Collected1959-07-06
UASM147226 - Omophron americanum
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Texas, Brewster county, Big Bend National Park
Collected ByBall, G. E. & family
Date Collected1959-07-06
UASM147227 - Omophron americanum
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Texas, Brewster county, Big Bend National Park
Collected ByBall, G. E. & family
Date Collected1959-07-06