Omophron capense
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Genus: | Omophron |
| Species: | O. capense
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| Binomial name | |
| Omophron capense Gory, 1833
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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]
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
[edit]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]