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Omorgus (Afromorgus) procerus

Authors/Creators

  • 1. Zoological Survey of India, Western Regional Centre, Vidhya Nagar, Sector- 29, P. C. N. T. (PO), Rawet Road, Akurdi, Pune, Maharashtra 411044, India
  • 2. Ditsong National Museum of Natural History, PO Box 413, Pretoria 0001, South Africa

Description

Omorgus (Afromorgus) procerus (Harold, 1872)

(Figs. 69–70)

Trox procerus Harold, 1872: 127 (original description).

Trox procerus: Arrow 1912: 59 (catalogue); Balthasar 1936: 437 (diagnosis); Gardner 1946: 31 (notes on larva); Paulian 1948: 143 (specimens of south-west Arabia); Van Emden 1948: 145 (biology); Haaf 1954: 371 (description, diagnosis, illustration); Roffey 1958: 449 (biology); Frey & Villiers 1971: 137 (specimens of Senegal).

Trox (Omorgus) procerus: Scholtz 1980a: 138 (specimens of Saudi Arabia); Scholtz 1980b: 35 (lectotype designation, redescription, illustrations, distribution); Scholtz 1982: 12 (catalogue).

Afromorgus procerus: Pittino 2006: 79 (new combination, catalogue); Pittino & Bezdĕk 2016: 54 (catalogue); Král & Batelka 2017: 81 (specimens of United Arab Emirates, distribution).

Omorgus (Afromorgus) procerus: Zidek 2013: 15 (checklist); Coache 2014: 21 (specimens of Senegal); Zidek 2017: 106 (checklist); Kalawate & Patole 2018: 11990 (country records).

Type depository. Lectotype (female) at MNHN (Figs. 69–70), one paralectotype at RBINS.

Type locality. “Arabia”.

Distribution: Omorgus (A.) procerus is widespread throughout the arid savanna and desert regions of North Africa, Arabian Peninsula, and semi-arid areas of central Asia. It has been recorded from the following countries: Arabia, Burkina Faso, Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia, central India, Iran, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Somaliland (Somalia), Sudan, United Arab Emirates (Haaf 1954; Scholtz 1980a,b; Kalawate & Patole 2018; Schoolmeesters 2023; Král et al. 2023).

Notes

Published as part of Kalawate, Aparna S. & Strümpher, Werner P., 2024, Catalogue of species of the subgenus Afromorgus Scholtz, 1986 (Coleoptera: Trogidae: Omorginae) known from the Oriental and Palaearctic Regions, including a description of one new species from the Deccan Plateau in India, pp. 21-63 in Zootaxa 5437 (1) on pages 52-53, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/10959360

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Identifiers

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http://treatment.plazi.org/id/E67787E1D904CC39D7D9FEC976AD58BF

Cites
Figure: 10.5281/zenodo.10959455 (DOI)
Is part of
Journal article: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3 (DOI)
Journal article: http://zenodo.org/record/10959360 (URL)
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https://biodiversitypmc.sibils.org/collections/plazi/E67787E1D904CC39D7D9FEC976AD58BF (URL)
https://www.gbif.org/species/225349262 (URL)
https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/293434/taxon/E67787E1D904CC39D7D9FEC976AD58BF.taxon (URL)

Biodiversity

Collection code
MNHN, RBINS
Scientific name authorship
Harold
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Trogidae
Genus
Omorgus
Species
procerus
Taxon rank
species
Type status
lectotype
Taxonomic concept label
Omorgus (Afromorgus) procerus (Harold, 1872) sec. Kalawate & Strümpher, 2024

References

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  • Arrow, G. J. (1912) Scarabaeidae: Acanthocerinae, Aclopinae, Dynamopinae, Glaphyrinae, Hybosorinae, Idiostominae, Orphninae, Pachypodinae, Troginae. In: Junk, W. & Schenkling, S. (Eds.), Coleopterorum Catalogus. Pars 43. W. Junk, Berlin, pp. 1 - 66.
  • Balthasar, V. (1936) Monographie der Subfamilie Troginae der Palaearktischen Region. Festschrift fur Prof. Dr. Embrik Strand, 1, 407 - 459.
  • Gardner, J. C. M. (1946) A note on the larva of Trox procerus. Indian Journal of Entomology, 8, 31 - 32.
  • Paulian, R. (1948) Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae: Troginae, Geotrupinae, Dynamopinae, Hybosorinae, Coprinae, Aphodiinae. Expedition to South-West Arabia 1937 - 8, 1 (12), 141 - 155.
  • Van Emden, F. L. (1948) A Trox larva feeding on locust eggs in Somalia. Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London (B), 17, 145 - 148. https: // doi. org / 10.1111 / j. 1365 - 3113.1948. tb 00881. x
  • Haaf, E. (1954) Die afrikanischen und orientalischen Arten der Gattung Trox (Col. Scarab). Entomologische Arbeiten aus dem Museum G. Frey, 5, 326 - 393.
  • Roffey, J. (1958) Observations in the biology of Trox procerus Har., a predator on eggs of the desert locust Schistocerca gregaria (Forsk.). Bulletin of Entomological Research, 49, 449 - 465. https: // doi. org / 10.1017 / S 0007485300053773
  • Frey, G. & Villiers, A. (1971) Contribution a l'etude biologique du Senegal septentrional. 10. Coleopteres Trogidae, Geotrupidae et Scarabaeidae Onthophagini. Bulletin de l'Institut Fondamental d'Afrique Noire, Serie A, Sciences Naturelles, 1 (33), 137 - 144.
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