Omus

Omus
Omus dejeanii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Adephaga
Family:	Cicindelidae
Tribe:	Manticorini
Genus:	Omus Eschscholtz, 1829

Omus is a genus of tiger beetles, subfamily Cicindelinae. Its members are dark colored, nocturnal, and flightless. All members occur along the west coast of North America.

Species

• Omus audouini Reiche, 1838
• Omus californicus Eschscholtz, 1829
• Omus cazieri Van den Berghe, 1994
• Omus dejeanii Reiche, 1838
• Omus submetallicus G. Horn, 1868

References

Bibliography

Wikispecies has information related to Omus.

• Tiger Beetles of Alberta: Killers on the Clay, Stalkers on the Sand by John Acorn. University of Alberta Press, 2001.
• Tiger Beetles: The Evolution, Ecology, and Diversity of the Cicindelids by David L. Pearson and Alfried P. Vogler. Cornell University Press, 2001.
• A Field Guide to the Tiger Beetles of the United States and Canada by David L. Pearson, C. Barry Knisley and Charles J. Kazilek. Oxford University Press, 2005.

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