Omorgus (Omorgus) loxus ( Vaurie, 1955 )

da Costa-Silva, Vinícius, Strümpher, Werner P., Barclay, Maxwell V. L. & Vaz-de-Mello, Fernando Z., 2024, An illustrated catalogue of South American species of Omorgus Erichson, 1847 (Coleoptera, Trogidae, Omorginae) including a neotype designation and taxonomical changes, Contributions to Entomology 74 (1), pp. 81-101 : 81-101

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.3897/contrib.entomol.74.e126799

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:339AB68C-DCB1-435F-B88E-2C42D0A7B05E

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13123987

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scientific name

Omorgus (Omorgus) loxus ( Vaurie, 1955 )
status

 

Omorgus (Omorgus) loxus ( Vaurie, 1955) View in CoL

Trox loxus Vaurie, 1955: 58 (original description); Vaurie 1962: 147 (redescription); Ratcliffe 1978: 301 (new distribution records). View in CoL

Trox (Omorgus) loxus View in CoL : Scholtz 1982: 11 (catalogue).

Omorgus (Omorgus) loxus View in CoL : Scholtz 1986 a: 361 (phylogenetics); Scholtz 1990: 1416 (redescription), Moragues 2010: 77 (checklist – as “ lauxus ”); Zidek 2013: 12 (checklist); Zidek 2017: 103 (checklist); Hielkema and Hielkema 2019: 11 (checklist of the Guianas); Costa-Silva et al. 2021: 1999 View Cited Treatment (review of Brazilian species).

Omorgus loxus View in CoL : Deloya 2000: 67 (checklist); Diéguez and Gómez 2004: 94 (checklist); Deloya 2005: 122 (checklist); Gómez 2008: 515 (key for Argentinean species).

Type specimen examined.

Holotype, by original designation (♀ MCZH). See Costa-Silva et al. (2021: 1999) for high-quality images of the type specimen. Type locality: “ El Palmar , 16 k. W. of Tetzonapa ” [ Mexico].

Geographic distribution.

Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Mexico, Panama, and Paraguay ( Vaurie 1955; Ratcliffe 1978; Scholtz 1990; Costa-Silva et al. 2021).

Non-type examined material

(three specimens additionally to Costa-Silva et al. 2021). ARGENTINA – La Rioja • 1 ♀; Patquia ; 1933; K. J. Hayward leg.; NHMUK 1 ♀; Santiago del Estero, Bords du Rio Salado, D’Icano, Mistol paso ; 1909; E. R. Wagner leg.; MNHN .

BRAZIL • 1; Matto Grosso (sic!); 1886; P. Germain leg.; MNHN .

NHMUK

Natural History Museum, London

MNHN

Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Trogidae

SubFamily

Omorginae

Tribe

Omorgini

Genus

Omorgus

Loc

Omorgus (Omorgus) loxus ( Vaurie, 1955 )

da Costa-Silva, Vinícius, Strümpher, Werner P., Barclay, Maxwell V. L. & Vaz-de-Mello, Fernando Z. 2024
2024
Loc

Omorgus loxus

Gómez RS 2008: 515
Deloya C 2005: 122
Diéguez VM & Gómez RS 2004: 94
Deloya C 2000: 67
2000
Loc

Trox (Omorgus) loxus

Scholtz CH 1982: 11
1982
Loc

Trox loxus

Ratcliffe BC 1978: 301
Vaurie P 1962: 147
Vaurie P 1955: 58
1955
Loc

Omorgus (Omorgus) loxus

Costa-Silva V & Strümpher WP & Vaz-de-Mello FZ 2021: 1999
Hielkema AJ & Hielkema MA 2019: 11
Zidek J 2017: 103
Zidek J 2013: 12
Moragues G. 2010: 77
Scholtz CH 1990: 1416
Scholtz CH : 361