Genus

Omus (Night-stalking tiger beetles)

Omus californicus. Photo: (c) Debbi Brusco, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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.

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Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
      - Class: Insecta (Insects)
        Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
        Order: Coleoptera (Beetles)
        Suborder: Adephaga (Ground and water beetles)
        Superfamily: Caraboidea
        Family: Carabidae (Ground beetles)
        Subfamily: Cicindelinae (Tiger beetles)
        Tribe: Megacephalini
        Subtribe: Platychilina
        Genus: Omus (Night-stalking tiger beetles)
        Species: Omus audouini (Audouin’s night-stalking tiger beetle)
        Species: Omus californicus (California night-stalking tiger beetle)

Subtaxa

Species: Omus audouini (Audouin’s night-stalking tiger beetle)

Species: Omus californicus (California night-stalking tiger beetle)

Genus

Omus (Night-stalking tiger beetles)

Subtaxa

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