Omus submetallicus Horn, 1869

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 207

publication ID

https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.245.3416

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scientific name

Omus submetallicus Horn, 1869
status

 

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Omus submetallicus G.H. Horn, 1869b: 129. Type locality: «California» (original citation), restricted, incorrectly so, to "mountains near Alleghany City, Sierra Co[unty]" by Ward (1982: 59), based on information provided by Fuchs to Leng (1902: 109), and subsequently to "Warthan Canyon, mouth of Mulch Canyon, 601 m, 43.6 km (by road) E[ast] San Lucas, St[ate] H[y]w[a]y 198, Fresno Co[unty]" by Leffler (1986a: 38). Holotype [by monotypy] (♂) in MCZ [# 33469].

Omus submetallicus niger Cazier, 1937b: 94. Type locality: "Wartham Canyon, Fresno Co[unty], California" (original citation). Holotype (♂) in CAS [# 4478]. Synonymy established by Bousquet and Larochelle (1993: 52) based on Leffler’s statement (1979a: 181).

Distribution.

This species, also known as the "Lustrous Night-stalking Tiger Beetle", is restricted to a small area east of Warthan Canyon in western Fresno County, central California (Knisley and Haines 2010: 245).

Records.

USA: CA

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Carabidae

Genus

Omus

Loc

Omus submetallicus Horn, 1869

Bousquet, Yves 2012
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Loc

Omus submetallicus

Horn 1869
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Loc

Omus submetallicus niger

Horn 1868
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