Omorgus (Afromorgus) gemmatus ( Olivier, 1789 )

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 : 34

Omorgus (Afromorgus) gemmatus ( Olivier, 1789)

( Figs. 21–23 )

Trox gemmatus Olivier, 1789: 7 (original description).

Trox gemmatus : Fabricius 1792: 86 (redescription); Fabricius 1801: 109 (redescription); Harold 1871: 28 (specimens of Bogos [Bilen Territory, Anseba region in central Eritrea]); Harold 1872: 65 (description, key); Reitter 1892: 151 (diagnosis, key); Arrow 1912: 56 (catalogue); Balthasar 1936: 434 (diagnosis, key); Haaf 1954: 334 (description, key, illustrations); Frey & Villiers 1971: 137 (specimens of Senegal); Endrödi 1976: 155 (specimens of Ghana).

Trox (Omorgus) gemmatus : Alfieri 1976: 212 (specimens of Egypt); Scholtz 1980a: 140 (specimens of Saudi Arabia); Scholtz 1980b: 40 (redescription, illustrations, distribution); Scholtz 1982: 10 (catalogue).

Afromorgus gemmatus : Pittino 2006: 79 (new combination, catalogue); Pittino & Bezdĕk 2016: 54 (catalogue); Král & Batelka 2017: 80 (specimens of United Arab Emirates, distribution).

Omorgus (Afromorgus) gemmatus : Zidek 2013: 10 (checklist); Coache 2014: 20 (specimens of Senegal); Zidek 2017: 101 (checklist).

Type depository. Type is reportedly lost ( Scholtz 1980b: 40).

Type locality. “ Sénégal ” .

Distribution. Omorgus (A.) gemmatus is widespread throughout the Afrotropical region and the arid southern Palaearctic. It has been recorded from the following countries: Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Somaliland, Sudan, United Arab Emirate ( Balthasar 1936; Alfieri 1976; Scholtz 1980a,b; Pittino 2005, 2006; Coache 2014; Král & Batelka 2017; Král et al. 2023).

Figures

FIGURES 21–23. Omorgus (Afromorgus) gemmatus (Olivier, 1789), cleaned specimen (TMSA). 21, habitus, dorsal view; 22, aedeagus, dorsal and lateral views; 23, labels. Photos by Werner P. Strümpher.