Omalodes Explained

Omalodes is a genus of clown beetles in the family Histeridae. There are more than 60 described species in Omalodes.

Species

These 68 species belong to the genus Omalodes:

• Omalodes amazonius Marseul, 1861
• Omalodes angelo Moura, Leivas & Caneparo, 2016
• Omalodes angulatus (Fabricius, 1801)
• Omalodes anthracinus Marseul, 1853
• Omalodes areolatus Schmidt, 1889
• Omalodes atacamanus Leivas & Degallier, 2015
• Omalodes bifoveolatus Marseul, 1853
• Omalodes binodulus (Lewis, 1910)
• Omalodes bisulcatus Desbordes, 1919
• Omalodes brevisternus Schmidt, 1893
• Omalodes bullatus Lewis, 1905
• Omalodes cerqueirae Desbordes, 1919
• Omalodes chapadae Lewis, 1908
• Omalodes clavulus Lewis, 1888
• Omalodes consanguineus Marseul, 1853
• Omalodes depressisternus Marseul, 1853
• Omalodes ebeninus Erichson, 1834
• Omalodes extorris Marseul, 1853
• Omalodes exul Marseul, 1853
• Omalodes fassli Bickhardt, 1911
• Omalodes faustus Erichson, 1834
• Omalodes felix Lewis, 1900
• Omalodes fortunatus Lewis, 1898
• Omalodes foveola Erichson, 1834
• Omalodes gagatinus Erichson, 1847
• Omalodes grossus Marseul, 1853
• Omalodes haitianus Marseul, 1853
• Omalodes humerosus Schmidt, 1889
• Omalodes intermedius (Lewis, 1907)
• Omalodes kovariki Moura, Leivas & Caneparo, 2016
• Omalodes laceratus Marseul, 1853
• Omalodes laevicollis Bickhardt, 1911
• Omalodes laevigatus (Quensel, 1806)
• Omalodes laevinotus Marseul, 1853
• Omalodes lapsans Marseul, 1861
• Omalodes lubricans Casey
• Omalodes lucidus Erichson, 1834
• Omalodes marquisicus Marseul, 1853
• Omalodes marseuli Schmidt, 1889
• Omalodes mazuri Moura & De Almeida, 2013
• Omalodes mendax Marseul, 1861
• Omalodes mestino Lewis, 1904
• Omalodes monilifer Marseul, 1853
• Omalodes novus Marseul, 1853
• Omalodes obliquistrius Lewis, 1908
• Omalodes omega (Kirby, 1818)
• Omalodes optatus Lewis, 1911
• Omalodes perpolitus Schmidt, 1893
• Omalodes planifrons Marseul, 1853
• Omalodes praevius Marseul, 1861
• Omalodes pulvinatus Erichson, 1834
• Omalodes punctistrius Marseul, 1853
• Omalodes punctulatus Moura & De Almeida, 2013
• Omalodes rivus Moura & De Almeida, 2013
• Omalodes ruficlavis Marseul, 1853
• Omalodes serenus Erichson, 1834
• Omalodes seriatus Schmidt, 1889
• Omalodes simplex Lewis, 1908
• Omalodes sinuaticollis Marseul, 1853
• Omalodes sobrinus Erichson, 1834
• Omalodes soulouquii Marseul, 1861
• Omalodes tuberculatus Lewis, 1905
• Omalodes tuberculifer Desbordes, 1917
• Omalodes tuberculipygus Schmidt, 1889
• Omalodes tuberosus Lewis, 1889
• Omalodes vapulo Marseul, 1861
• Omalodes vitreolucens Casey
• Omalodes wagneri Desbordes, 1919

Further reading

• Book: A Concise Catalogue of the Histeridae (Insecta: Coleoptera). 2011. Mazur . Slawomir. WULS - SGGW Press. 978-83-7583-3171.
• Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 2: Hydrophiloidea - Staphylinoidea. 2015. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. 978-90-04-29685-5.