Species Details
Omophron ovale
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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.
Citation
Page Citation for Omophron ovale
Page Citation
"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. Accessed 01 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 172 specimens of this Species.
UASM147154 - Omophron ovale
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Creston
Collected ByBall, G.; Stace-Smith
Date Collected1955-08-26
UASM147155 - Omophron ovale
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Creston
Collected ByBall, G.; Stace-Smith
Date Collected1956-08-29
UASM147156 - Omophron ovale
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Creston
Collected ByBall, G.; Stace-Smith
Date Collected1956-08-29
UASM147157 - Omophron ovale
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Christina Lake
Collected ByBall, G. E.
Date Collected1958-05-21
UASM147158 - Omophron ovale
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Christina Lake
Collected ByBall, G. E.
Date Collected1958-05-21
UASM147159 - Omophron ovale
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Christina Lake
Collected ByBall, G. E.
Date Collected1958-05-21
UASM147160 - Omophron ovale
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Christina Lake
Collected ByBall, G. E.
Date Collected1958-05-21
UASM147161 - Omophron ovale
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Christina Lake
Collected ByBall, G. E.
Date Collected1958-05-21
UASM147162 - Omophron ovale
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Christina Lake
Collected ByBall, G. E.
Date Collected1958-05-21
UASM147163 - Omophron ovale
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Christina Lake
Collected ByBall, G. E.
Date Collected1958-05-21
UASM147164 - Omophron ovale
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Christina Lake
Collected ByBall, G. E.
Date Collected1958-05-21
UASM147165 - Omophron ovale
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Christina Lake
Collected ByBall, G. E.
Date Collected1958-05-21
UASM147166 - Omophron ovale
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Christina Lake
Collected ByBall, G. E.
Date Collected1958-05-21
UASM147167 - Omophron ovale
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Christina Lake
Collected ByBall, G. E.
Date Collected1958-05-21
UASM147168 - Omophron ovale
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Christina Lake
Collected ByBall, G. E.
Date Collected1958-05-21
UASM147169 - Omophron ovale
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Christina Lake
Collected ByBall, G. E.
Date Collected1958-05-21
UASM147170 - Omophron ovale
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Christina Lake
Collected ByBall, G. E.
Date Collected1958-05-21
UASM147171 - Omophron ovale
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Christina Lake
Collected ByBall, G. E.
Date Collected1958-05-21
UASM147172 - Omophron ovale
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Christina Lake
Collected ByBall, G. E.
Date Collected1958-05-21
UASM147173 - Omophron ovale
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Christina Lake
Collected ByBall, G. E.
Date Collected1958-05-21
UASM147174 - Omophron ovale
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Christina Lake
Collected ByBall, G. E.
Date Collected1958-05-21