Omorgus (Omorgus) subcarinatus ( Macleay, 1864 )

Strümpher, Werner P. & Kalawate, Aparna S., 2023, Omorgus (Omorgus) khandesh (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Trogidae), a new species from India, along with an annotated catalogue of the Oriental and Palearctic species of the subgenus Omorgus Erichson, 1847, Zootaxa 5231 (5), pp. 501-522 : 517-518

Omorgus (Omorgus) subcarinatus ( Macleay, 1864)

( Figs 38–39 )

Trox subcarinatus Macleay, 1864: 128 (original description).

Trox subcarinatus: Harold (1872) :94 (redescription); Blackburn (1904): 283 (notes about fauna of Australia); Arrow (1912): 62 (catalogue); Haaf (1954b): 739 (catalogue of Australia); Scholtz (1982): 17 (catalogue, as incertae sedis); Scholtz (1986a): 51 (redescription and lectotype designation, distribution, illustrations, key).

Omorgus (Omorgus) subcarinatus: Zidek (2013) : 17, 20 (checklist); Zidek (2017): 108, 112 (checklist).

Omorgus subcarinatus: Pittino (2006) : 79 (catalogue); Pittino & Bezdĕk (2016): 54 (catalogue).

Synonym. Trox fenestratus Harold, 1872: 97 (original description). Synonymised by Haaf (1958): 1079. Type locality: “Nordaustralien: Cap York, Port Denison [= Queensland, Australia]”. Type depository. Reportedly deposited in the MNHN according to Haaf (1954b): 711. Additional references: Blackburn (1904): 290 (notes on fauna of Australia); Haaf (1954b): 711 (redescription and illustration).

Type locality: “ Port Denison [Bowen, Queensland, Australia]” .

Type depository. Lectotype at ANIC, designated by Scholtz (1986b): 51.

Distribution: Spain ( Bercedo Páramo 1997) [Introduced].

Comment: Omorgus (O.) subcarinatus , native to Australia, has now been recorded from Palaearctic region ( Bercedo Páramo 1997).

Figures

FIGURES 38–39. Omorgus (Omorgus) subcarinatus (Macleay, 1864) specimen (SAMC). 39, habitus, dorsal view; 39, labels.