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- The paper introduces a new species of beetle from India, named Omorgus (Afromorgus) moreshwar, expanding knowledge within the Trogidae family.
- It provides a comprehensive catalogue of all 22 recognized species of the subgenus Afromorgus, detailing their synonyms, type locations, and distributions in the Oriental and Palaearctic regions.
- The authors also designate lectotypes for three previously named species and reclassify one species, Omorgus (A.) desertorum, elevating it from a subspecies status.
Article Abstract
In this paper, we describe and illustrate another species of the family Trogidae, Omorgus (Afromorgus) moreshwar Kalawate & Strümpher, new species from the western part of Maharashtra State in India. In addition, a catalogue of all 22 valid species with their available synonyms of the subgenus Afromorgus Scholtz, 1986 known from the Oriental and Palaearctic Regions is presented. For each species we report type depository, type locality, chresonymy and distribution. Lectotypes are designated for the following species: Trox haagi Harold, 1872 (now Omorgus (A.) haagi), Trox indicus Harold, 1872 (now Omorgus (A.) indicus) and Trox lobicollis Arrow, 1927 (now Omorgus (A.) lobicollis). Omorgus (A.) desertorum (Harold, 1872), valid species, is redescribed and raised from a subspecies of Omorgus (A.) niloticus (Harold, 1872).
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