''Omus californicus'', the California night-stalking tiger beetle, is a species of

tiger beetle Tiger beetles are a family of beetles, Cicindelidae, known for their aggressive predatory habits and running speed. The fastest known species of tiger beetle, ''Rivacindela hudsoni'', can run at a speed of , or about 125 body lengths per second. ...

in the family

Carabidae Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan family of beetles, the Carabidae, with more than 40,000 species worldwide, around 2,000 of which are found in North America and 2,700 in Europe. As of 2015, it is one of the 10 most species-rich animal fami ...

. It is found in North America.

Subspecies

These six subspecies belong to the species ''Omus californicus'': * ''Omus californicus angustocylindricus'' W. Horn, 1913 (narrow night-stalking tiger beetle) * ''Omus californicus californicus'' Eschscholtz, 1829 (California night-stalking tiger beetle) * ''Omus californicus intermedius'' Leng, 1902 (intermediate night-stalking tiger beetle) * ''Omus californicus lecontei'' (Leconte's night-stalking tiger beetle) * ''Omus californicus subcylindricus'' Nunenmacher, 1940 (subcylindrical night-stalking tiger beetle) * ''Omus californicus vermiculatus'' Casey

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