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Omus

Description

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.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)1037149https://www.gbif.org/species/1037149
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)69919https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=69919
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Carabidae : Omus
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Ecdysozoa
-Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumMandibulata
-Pancrustacea
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
-CercofilataKukalová-Peck 1987
classInsectaLinnaeus 1758
-Dicondylia
-ParanotaliaSroka et al. 2014
subclassPterygotaBrauer 1885
-NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
-Holometabola
-Aparaglossata
-ColeopteridaKukalová-Peck and Lawrence 2004
orderColeopteraLinnaeus 1758
suborderAdephagaClairville 1806
familyCarabidaeLatreille 1802
subfamilyCicindelinaeLatreille 1802
tribeAmblycheiliniCsiki 1903
genusOmusEschscholtz 1829
Scientific NameOmus Eschscholtz, 1829
Name Published InEschscholtz, Johann F. von. 1829. Zoologischer Atlas enthaltend Abbildungen und Beschreibungen neuer Thierarten während des Flottcapitains von Kotzebue zweiter Reise um die Welt auf der Russisch-Kaiserlichen Kriegesschlupp Predpriaetië in den Jahren 1823-1826. G. Reimer, Berlin.: (1): i-iv; 1-17.
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Omusgenusbelongs to Amblycheilinistated with evidenceBouchard et al., 2011
Status (PBDB)extant
Taxon Size (PBDB)2
Extant Size (PBDB)2 (100%)
First Recorded Appearance0.13 - 0.01 Ma
Pleistocene
Environmentterrestrial (based on Insecta)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Arthropoda)
Taphonomychitin (based on Insecta)
Primary Reference (PBDB)P. Bouchard, Y. Bousquet, and A. E. Davies, M. A. Alonso-Zarazaga, J. F. Lawrence, C. H. C. Lyal, A. F. Newton, C. A. M. Reid, M. Schmitt, A. lipiski, A. B. T. Smith. 2011. Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta). ZooKeys 88:1-972
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omus

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Omus audouini
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
10.13 Ma
Pleistocene
0 Ma
Extant
Omus californicus
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Omus cazieri
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Omus dejeanii
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Omus submetallicus
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

NameSourceTaxon RankTaxonomy
Leptomus Casey, 1914GBIFgenusAnimalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Carabidae : Leptomus
Megomus Casey, 1914GBIFgenusAnimalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Carabidae : Megomus

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1829Omus Eschscholtz
2011Omus Bouchard et al.

References

Bouchard P., Bousquet Y., et al (2011) Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta), ZooKeys 88, 1-972
Hallan, J. (2000-current). Biology Catalog. Web compilation accessible at http://bug.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/ (accessed June 2012). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
SN2000: Brands, S. J. (compiler) 1989-2005. Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
as per family (nonmarine except where stated) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Zool. Atlas, 1 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Bousquet, Yves, 2012: Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico. ZooKeys, issue 245. 1-1722. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Freitag, Richard, 1999: null. Catalogue of the tiger beetles of Canada and the United States. vii + 195. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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