Omorgus (Afromorgus) procerus ( Harold, 1872 )

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, Zootaxa 5437 (1), pp. 21-63 : 52-53

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).

Figures

FIGURES 69–70. Omorgus (Afromorgus) procerus (Harold, 1872), lectotype (MNHN). 69, habitus, dorsal view; 70, labels. Photos by Olivier Montreuil, copyright MNHN.