Omophron brettinghamae explained

Omophron brettinghamae is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is distributed in Bangladesh and Vietnam.^[1]

It has a length of 3.5 to 4 mm and a width of 2.4 to 2.6 mm. Its colouring is a shiny, very dark metallic green with testaceous (dull red-brick) labrum, palpi, antennae, side margins of prothorax and elytra, apex of venter, and legs.

Further reading

• Andrewes, H. E. (1929). The fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burmaa. Coleoptera. Carabidae. Vol. 1. – Carabinae. London: Taylor & Francis, xviii: 139–162.
• Gestro, R. (1888). Viaggio di Leonardo fea in Birmania e reģioni vicine. VI. Nuove specie di coleopteri. 71–74.
• Pascoe, F. P. (1860). Notes of new or little-known genera and species of Coleoptera. The Journal of Entomology. 1 : 36–64.

Notes and References

1. Valainis. Uldis. 2010. A review of genus Omophron Latreille, 1802 (Coleoptera: Carabidae) Palearctic fauna and distribution. Baltic Journal of Coleopterology. 10. 2. 105–128.