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Opisthius
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
Subfamily: Nebriinae
Tribe: Opisthiini
Genus: Opisthius
Kirby, 1837
Species:
O. richardsoni
Binomial name
Opisthius richardsoni
Kirby, 1837

Opisthius is a genus of ground beetles in the family Carabidae. This genus has a single species, Opisthius richardsoni, Richardson's false marsh and bog beetle,[1][2] which is found in Canada (Alberta, British Columbia, Northwest Territories, Saskatchewan, Yukon) and the United States (Alaska, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming). It inhabits the banks of rivers and big brooks.

Larvae have been recorded digging burrows.[3]

References

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  1. "Opisthius Kirby, 1837". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
  2. Lorenz, Wolfgang (2021). "Carabcat Database". doi:10.48580/dfqf-3dk. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
  3. A Treatise on the Western Hemisphere Caraboidea (Coleoptera)