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Species Details

Omophron ovale

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum Read more about this collection »

SeasonalityAdults have been collected in April to July. IdentificationThe most elongate of Canadian species.Colored as americanum in its paler form. Elytral striae shallower, intervals less convex. The best distinguishing character to separate this species from americanum is the impunctate metasternum. Length 4.8 to 6.6 mm.

Scientific Name Omophron ovale Habitat On fine, bare sand, often clay-mixed, preferrably on river banks. Seasonality Adults have been collected in April to July. Identification
The most elongate of Canadian species.Colored as americanum in its paler form. Elytral striae shallower, intervals less convex. The best distinguishing character to separate this species from americanum is the…
The most elongate of Canadian species.Colored as americanum in its paler form. Elytral striae shallower, intervals less convex. The best distinguishing character to separate this species from americanum is the impunctate metasternum. Length 4.8 to 6.6 mm.
Life History Overwinters in the adult stage. Conservation Common. Diet Info Both larvae and adults are predatory. Range This species is found in northwestern United States and western Canada. In Alberta this species is found only in the southern region.

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"Species Details - Omophron ovale, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-1462/9-197894. Accessed 12 Dec. 2024.

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Specimen Information

There are 172 specimens of this Species.

172 results plotted on map in 39 markers.
Note: Only records with latitude and longitude coordinates are plotted on map.

UASM147133 - Omophron ovale

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedUnited States: Arkansas, Searcy county, Ozark National Forest Collected ByPollock, D. A. Date Collected1986-05-15

UASM147134 - Omophron ovale

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedUnited States: California, Mendocino county, Eel River (MENDO) Collected ByRoughley, R. E. Date Collected1986-09-21

UASM147135 - Omophron ovale

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedUnited States: California, Mendocino county, Eel River (MENDO) Collected ByRoughley, R. E. Date Collected1986-09-21

UASM147136 - Omophron ovale

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedUnited States: California, Mendocino county, Eel River (MENDO) Collected ByRoughley, R. E. Date Collected1986-09-21

UASM147137 - Omophron ovale

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Manitoba, Minago River Collected ByPollock, D. A.; Reichert, L. A. Date Collected1988-07-20

UASM147138 - Omophron ovale

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Manitoba, Minago River Collected ByPollock, D. A.; Reichert, L. A. Date Collected1988-07-20

UASM147139 - Omophron ovale

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Manitoba, Minago River Collected ByPollock, D. A.; Reichert, L. A. Date Collected1988-07-20

UASM147140 - Omophron ovale

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Manitoba, Minago River Collected BySpanton, T.; Brown, B. Date Collected1986-06-02

UASM147141 - Omophron ovale

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedUnited States: Oregon, Douglas county, Umpqua National Forest Collected BySpanton, T.; Brown, B. Date Collected1986-06-02

UASM147142 - Omophron ovale

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedUnited States: Oregon, Douglas county, Umpqua National Forest Collected BySpanton, T.; Brown, B. Date Collected1986-06-02

UASM147143 - Omophron ovale

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedUnited States: Oregon, Douglas county, Umpqua National Forest Collected BySpanton, T.; Brown, B. Date Collected1986-06-02

UASM147144 - Omophron ovale

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedUnited States: Oregon, Douglas county, Umpqua National Forest Collected BySpanton, T.; Brown, B. Date Collected1986-06-02

UASM147145 - Omophron ovale

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedUnited States: Oregon, Douglas county, Umpqua National Forest Collected BySpanton, T.; Brown, B. Date Collected1986-06-02

UASM147146 - Omophron ovale

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedUnited States: Oregon, Douglas county, Umpqua National Forest Collected BySpanton, T.; Brown, B. Date Collected1986-06-02

UASM147147 - Omophron ovale

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Vancouver Island Collected ByHowden, H.; Howden, A. Date Collected1980-07-11/1980-07-12

UASM147148 - Omophron ovale

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Saskatchewan, Cypress Hills, Fort Walsh Collected ByBall, G. E. Date Collected1956-07-19

UASM147149 - Omophron ovale

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Saskatchewan, Cypress Hills, Fort Walsh Collected ByBall, G. E. Date Collected1956-07-19

UASM147150 - Omophron ovale

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Saskatchewan, Cypress Hills, Fort Walsh Collected ByBall, G. E. Date Collected1956-07-19

UASM147151 - Omophron ovale

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Saskatchewan, Cypress Hills, Fort Walsh Collected ByBall, G. E. Date Collected1956-07-19

UASM147152 - Omophron ovale

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Saskatchewan, Cypress Hills, Fort Walsh Collected ByBall, G. E. Date Collected1956-07-19

UASM147153 - Omophron ovale

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Saskatchewan, Cypress Hills, Fort Walsh Collected ByBall, G. E. Date Collected1956-07-19

Adult Seasonal Distribution