A new species and a new synonym of the genus Omophron Latreille, 1802 (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Omophronini)

A new species is described: Omophron (Phrator) ethiopiensis sp.n. (Ethiopia). O. (P.) rothschildi Alluaud, 1918 syn. n., is hereby synonymized with Omophron (Phrator) multiguttatum Chaudoir, 1850. Illustrations of the habitus of the new species and closely related species are provided.