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Species: | O. puncticeps
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Ophonus puncticeps Stephens, 1828
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Ophonus puncticeps is a species of ruderal [2] ground beetle native to the Palearctic realm, including Europe and the Near East. [1]
The species is black coloured with brownish legs and antennas. It is phytophagous and is 6.5–9 millimetres (0.26–0.35 in) long. [2]
In Ireland, it was believed to be found in Belfast, where it was first found in 1902. At first, it turned out to be Harpalus puncticollis, a species described by Paykull in the same year. But, later on it was confirmed that it was actually Ophonus rufibarbis. [2]