Omophron capense

Omophron capense
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Omophron
Species:
O. capense
Binomial name
Omophron capense
Gory, 1833
Synonyms
  • Omophron suturale Guérin-Méneville, 1842
  • Omophron dominicense Chaudoir, 1868

Omophron capense is a species of beetle of the Carabidae family. This species is found in Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe.[1]

Adults have a length of 5–6 mm. The elytra, the sides of the pronotum and the head are yellow, with a metallic green pattern.

Taxonomy

Omophron dominicense was described from a specimen with the label S Domingo, which was later determined to be a mislabel. The type specimen was studied by S.W. Nichols in 1983 and synonymy with O. capensis was established, but not published at the time. The synonymy was formally published in 2023.[2]

References

  1. ^ Catalogue of Life: Omophron capense
  2. ^ Revision of the subgenus Omophron (s. str.) Latreille, 1802 (Coleoptera: Carabidae Omophron) of the Afrotropical region
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