Omophron nitidum explained

Omophron nitidum, the shiny round sand beetle, is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae.^{[1] [2] [3]} It is found in North America within the United States, in areas such as Indiana, Minnesota, Nebraska, Alabama and Texas. Adults are nocturnal, spending their time in burrows and leaf litter during the day. The breeding of O. nitidum takes place from March to December.

Further reading

• Book: Arnett . R. H. Jr.. Thomas . M. C.. 2000. American Beetles, Volume I: Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga: Staphyliniformia. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, Florida.
• Book: Arnett . Ross H.. 2000. American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.
• Book: Erwin . Terry L.. 2007. A Treatise on the Western Hemisphere Caraboidea (Coleoptera): Their classification, distributions, and ways of life. Volume I. Trachypachidae, Carabidae - Nebriiformes 1. Pensoft Publishers. 978-954-642-2989. 1312-0174.
• Book: White . Richard E.. 1983. Peterson Field Guides: Beetles. Houghton Mifflin Company.
• Bousquet . Y.. 2012. Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera: Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico. ZooKeys. 245. 10.3897/zookeys.245.3416. free . 23431087 . 3577090 . 1–1722.
• Riley . K.. Browne . R.. 2011. Changes in ground beetle diversity and community composition in age structured forests (Coleoptera, Carabidae). ZooKeys. 10.3897/zookeys.147.2102. free . 22371677 . 147 . 3286241 . 601–21.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Omophron nitidum Species Information. BugGuide.net. 2018-02-11.
2. Web site: Omophron nitidum Report. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 2018-02-11.
3. Web site: Omophron nitidum Overview. Encyclopedia of Life. 2018-02-11.