Omophron limbatum

Omophron limbatum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Omophron
Species:
O. limbatum
Binomial name
Omophron limbatum
(Fabricius, 1777)
Synonyms
  • Carabus limbatus Fabricius, 1777
  • Omophron kraussei Csiki, 1927
  • Omophron confluens Chobaut, 1923
  • Omophron solskyi Zaitzev, 1916
  • Omophron baenningeri Krausse, 1915
  • Omophron sokolari Roubal, 1910
  • Omophron corcyreum J.Sahlberg, 1903
  • Epactius maculatipennis Pic, 1901
  • Omophron kanalense Fauvel, 1882
  • Omophron disjunctum Dalla Torre, 1877
  • Nitidula coccinelloides Petagna, 1819
  • Carabus dubius Herbst, 1779

Omophron limbatum, the spangled button beetle, is a species of beetle of the Carabidae family. This species is found in Great Britain, Denmark, Sweden, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, former Yugoslavia, Serbia, North Macedonia, Albania, Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, Algeria, Tunisia, Syria, Turkey, Iran, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tadzhikistan, Afghanistan and Russia.[1] Its habitat consists of the sandy margins of fresh water.

Adults reach a size of 5-6.5 mm and are pale yellow to brown in colour with metallic green markings.[2]

Omophron limbatum lives on sandy riverbanks which are exposed and they are very sensitive to habitat changes such as dam construction and vegetation overgrowth. This makes it a good indicator of environmental disturbance. [3]


References

  1. ^ Catalogue of Life: Omophron limbatum
  2. ^ UK Beetle Recording
  3. ^ Kirichenko, M., & Babko, R. (2009). THE SPATIAL POPULATION DISTRIBUTION OF OMOPHRON LIMBATUM FABRICIUS, 1777 (COLEOPTERA, CARABIDAE) IN THE CONDITIONS OF REGULATED RIVERS. 9, 129–137. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/262602187_THE_SPATIAL_POPULATION_DISTRIBUTION_OF_OMOPHRON_LIMBATUM_FABRICIUS_1777_COLEOPTERA_CARABIDAE_IN_THE_CONDITIONS_OF_REGULATED_RIVERS



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