Omophron capense

Omophron capense is a species of beetle of the Carabidae family. This species is found in Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe.^[1]

Omophron capense
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Adephaga
Family:	Carabidae
Genus:	Omophron
Species:	O. capense
Binomial name
Omophron capense Gory, 1833
Synonyms
Omophron suturale Guérin-Méneville, 1842 Omophron dominicense Chaudoir, 1868

Adults have a length of 5–6 mm. The elytra, the sides of the pronotum and the head are yellow, with a metallic green pattern.

Taxonomy

Omophron dominicense was described from a specimen with the label S Domingo, which was later determined to be a mislabel. The type specimen was studied by S.W. Nichols in 1983 and synonymy with O. capensis was established, but not published at the time. The synonymy was formally published in 2023.^[2]