taxonID	type	description	language	source
E67787E1D919CC1DD7D9FE5975355E8F.taxon	description	(Figs. 1 – 4)	en	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): 21-63, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3
E67787E1D919CC1DD7D9FE5975355E8F.taxon	materials_examined	Type locality. India, Maharashtra State, Pune district, Baramati taluk, Morgaon village, 18.277 ° N 74.316 ° E, 620 m. Type material. Holotype, ♂ (ZSI-WRC, ENT- 1 / 3461) (Figs: 1 – 4): “ INDIA: Maharashtra State, | Pune district, Baramati taluk, | Morgaon village, at light trap, | 18.277 ° N 74.316 ° E, 620 m., | 28. ix. 2019, leg. A. S. Kalawate ” || “ HOLOTYPE: Omorgus | (Afromorgus) moreshwar | Kalawate & Strümpher, 2023 ”.	en	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): 21-63, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3
E67787E1D919CC1DD7D9FE5975355E8F.taxon	description	Description of the holotype. Body shape: Convex, elongate oval with almost parallel elytral margins. Elytral profile convex, attaining maximum height behind the middle, strongly declivous posteriorly. Colour (Figs. 1 – 3): Matt black. Head, pronotum, legs, elytral margins and tubercles, and parts on the ventral side with light brown tomentose coating. Body setae mostly brown, to rust-brown. Head (Fig. 3): Antennae scape brownish black, elongate, stout, with long straight light brown setae; pedicel reddish-brown, subapically attached; antennal club and setae yellowish brown. Eyes very large, bulbous and not visible in dorsal view. Clypeus obtusely triangular, apex of clypeus blunt, margins recurved; entire surface decorated with irregularly shaped punctures, these punctures close, surface between punctures with minute erect setae; lateral perimarginal ridged type structure present on both the sides, sculptured with punctures, with minute setae; two depressions on the margins of the clypeus present. Frons bituberculate, tubercles blunt, surface of tubercles distinctly punctured. Genal angles acute, recurved, depressed surface, with large punctures, each puncture with erect seta. Vertex raised, with large irregular shaped punctures, each with an erect minute seta. Clypeal and genal margins with moderate punctures and straight setae. Pronotum (Figs. 1 – 3): Attenuated anteriorly; length of pronotum slightly less than half of elytral length, total pronotum width slightly less than elytron width. Lateral margins broad and flat, margin denticulate, with short stout setae, surface on the lateral margins tomentose, coarse, undulating, with irregularly shaped very large punctures, these punctures are with minute yellowish brown setae, between punctures relatively large erect, yellowish-brown setae present. Median discal area with raised elevated structure, this elevated structure is roughly pentagonal shape and is medially depressed, flattened, stretched over half of the pronotal surface. Two tuberculate lobes on the base of the pronotum, there is cavity in the between lobes. Base slightly projecting backward, base weakly sinuated on either side of lobe, basal margin with robust brown setae uniformly placed in line. Scutellum (Fig. 3): Hastate, equal in width and length, surface finely punctured, margins thickly surrounded with minute setae and small tubercles, base depressed. Elytra (Figs. 1 – 2): Sub-globular, convex, elongate, decorated with tubercles of varied size and shapes. Elytral costae with nine rows of tubercles, the odd ones are small, raised and placed in row with large gaps between them. Costae 2 and 4 with large, raised tubercles, the tubercle on the anterior half of the elytra more closely spaced and those on the posterior half are more widely spaced, each tubercle with posterior tomentose area; tubercles on costae 6 and 8 are of varied sizes. Intercostae marked by row of round punctures, regularly spaced over length of elytra. Elytral sutural margin raised, surrounded with small elongate tubercles, placed distantly. Humeral calli very prominent, bearing small, closely spaced tubercles. The elytral margins surrounded with small, closely placed tubercles, long, stout setae present between tubercles. Legs (Figs. 1 – 2): Protibia with apex blunt, inner margin surrounded with long, stout setae; protibial spur stout, apex pointed and curved downwards, spur as long as three basal tarsomeres combined, dorsal surface rugose and punctate; tarsal segments smooth, devoid of setae. Tarsomeres 1 – 4 equal, 5 elongated, bears two claws, the outer claw longer, pointed compared to inner claw. Profemur wide, widest at base, with large puncture, each with single seta, dorsally almost smooth, the margins surrounded with long, series of setae. Mesofemur and metafemur slender comparatively, surface punctate, each puncture with an erect seta, lateral margins surrounded with series of erect setae. Mesotibia and metatibia finely punctate, each puncture with erect spine like seta; carina with row of stout setae; inner carina with row of long slender setae; mesotibia and metatibia with two apical spurs, unequal length, outer spur longer and reaching second tarsomere. Mesotarsi and metatarsi with long setal brushes, tarsomeres 1 – 4 equal in length, tarsomere 5 is longer than the rest, with two claws, outer claw is slightly longer than the inner claw. Male genitalia (Figs. 4): Genital capsule symmetrical, almost quadrangular shaped, trilobed, weekly sclerotized. Phallobasis broad, sclerotized, arched and fused dorsally. Parameres are long, broad, broadest at base, sinuated laterally, gradually narrowing at the apex, tips are rounded, reaching slightly beyond phallus. Phallus feebly sclerotized, broad, rounded apically (not tapered); in dorsal aspect phallus declivous on apical third, declivity projecting dorsolaterally forming two, short, weakly raised humps; apex divided into two symmetrical membranous lobes, tips of both the lobes are rounded. Measurements: Body length: 13.85 mm, width: 7.85 mm. Head, length in dorsal view: 1.05 mm, width: 3.34 mm. Pronotum length: 3.99 mm, width: 5.89 mm. Scutellum length: 0.82 mm, width: 0.77 mm. Elytra, sutural length: 7.98 mm, maximum width combined: 7.77 mm. Genital capsule width 2.85 mm. Female: Unknown.	en	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): 21-63, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3
E67787E1D919CC1DD7D9FE5975355E8F.taxon	diagnosis	Differential diagnosis. Omorgus (A.) moreshwar Kalawate & Strümpher, new species (Figs. 1 – 4) is very similar to Omorgus (A.) desertorum (Harold, 1872) valid species (Figs. 12 – 13). It can be distinguished from the latter by the prominent and isolated tubercles on the even-numbered elytral costae. Omorgus (A.) desertorum has tubercles on the even numbered costae less prominent and partially fuse to form ridges. Omorgus (A.) moreshwar Kalawate & Strümpher, new species also bears resemblance to O. (A.) niloticus (Harold, 1872) (Figs. 55 – 57), but has the elytral tubercles considerably larger, elongate and irregularly arranged on the elytral costae. Omorgus (A.) niloticus has the tubercles smaller, round and more uniformly arranged. In case of male genitalia, the apex of phallus in O. (A.) moreshwar Kalawate & Strümpher, new species, is wide and broadly rounded, whereas apex of phallus is narrow and tapered in O. (A.) niloticus (compare Fig. 4 and Fig. 56). Omorgus (A.) desertorum has the apex of the phallus intermediate between the two species (Fig. 15). Furthermore, the distribution of the three species appear to be geographically coherent: Omorgus (A.) niloticus is primarily recorded from the Afrotropical region (East and northeast Africa) with range extension into the arid southern Palaearctic region (Egypt and Ethiopia); O. (A.) desertorum is confined to the arid southern Palaearctic region (Arabian Peninsula and deserts of north-east Africa); O. (A.) moreshwar Kalawate & Strümpher, new species, is so far only known from the Oriental region (western peninsular region of India). Among the Oriental species, Omorgus (Afromorgus) moreshwar Kalawate & Strümpher, new species may also be confused with O. (A.) haagi (Harold, 1872). Omorgus (A.) haagi has the elytral tubercles on the even numbered costae considerably larger, more raised and widely spaced than has the new species (compare Fig. 1 and Fig. 29). Furthermore, O. (A.) haagi has the parameres, in lateral profile, much broader, and the apex thicker when compared to O. (A.) moreshwar Kalawate & Strümpher, new species, which have the parameres narrower and more tapering apically (compare Fig. 4 and Fig. 31). Lastly, the apex of the phallus is broadly rounded in O. (A.) moreshwar Kalawate & Strümpher, new species, whereas the apex is truncated laterally in O. (A.) haagi (compare Fig. 4 and Fig. 31). At present, O. (A.) moreshwar Kalawate & Strümpher, new species, is known only from the Pune district in Maharashtra State in the western peninsular region of India. Omorgus (A.) haagi is rare in collections, but from the limited data available, appears to be widespread. It has been recorded from West Bengal State in East India and Pakistan (Pittino 2006; Pittino & Bezdĕk 2016).	en	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): 21-63, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3
E67787E1D919CC1DD7D9FE5975355E8F.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Known only from the type locality (Fig. 5).	en	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): 21-63, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3
E67787E1D919CC1DD7D9FE5975355E8F.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific epithet is a noun in apposition referring to the Moreshwar Temple (or Shri Mayureshwar), located in the village Morgaon (Pune district, Maharashtra State, India), where this new species was collected.	en	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): 21-63, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3
E67787E1D91ECC1ED7D9FB7D769D5DDF.taxon	description	(Figs. 12 – 16)	en	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): 21-63, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3
E67787E1D91ECC1ED7D9FB7D769D5DDF.taxon	materials_examined	Type locality. “ Aegyptus ”. Type material examined. Lectotype, by subsequent designation (Haaf 1954), male, (MNHN, examined through detailed photographs) (Figs. 12 – 13): “ Aegyptus ” | “ Ex-Musaeo | E. Harold ” || “ Muséum Paris | ex Coll. | R. Oberthür | 1952 ” || “ Lectotypus Har. | det. E. Haaf 1953 ”. Paralectotype: (RBINS, examined through detailed photographs available at https: // virtualcollections. naturalsciences. be / virtual-collections / entomology / coleoptera / trogidae / trox-niloticus-desertorum-harold- 1872 “ Coll. R. I. Sc. N. B. | Egypte Bové | Coll. Ogier de Baulny ” || “ Dét. Harold 72. ” || “ TROX niloticus | desertorum Harold | C. H. S. 1979 | Paralectotype ”. Trox phylbi Paulian, 1948 (junior synonym of Omorgus (A.) desertorum), paratype, male (MNHB, examined through detailed photographs) (Figs. 17 – 18): “ Arabia: | Hijaz, | Mecca. | 25. IV. 1932 | H. St. J. B. Philby. ” || “ Brit. Mus. | 1932 - 386 ” || “ Museum Paris | Coll. Paulian ” || “ PARATYPE ” || “ Trox Philby | Paulian, 1948 | PARATYPE | D. Král det. 2021 ”. Additional material examined. SAUDI ARABIA: Hajez, Raghama [Abraq Al Raghamah, 21 ° 28 ′ N 39 ° 17 ′ E], ii – xii. 1927, H. St. JB. Philby lgt. (2 specimens, NHMB); Mecca District, 15. xi. 1931, H. St. J. Philby lgt. (1 specimen, TMSA); BAC Camp, Khamis Mushayt, [18 ° 18 ′ N 42 ° 44 ′ E], 1977, 2000 m, Büttiker lgt. (1 specimen, TMSA). YEMEN: Arabia, Lahej [Lahij: 13 ° 03 ′ N, 44 ° 53 ′ E], Percival & Dodson lgt., 1900 - 36 (3 specimens, TMSA; Figs. 14 – 16); Arabia, Lahadj [Lahij: 13 ° 03 ′ N, 44 ° 53 ′ E], Dr Martin lgt. (4 specimens, NHMB, SAMC); East Aden Prot. [Protectorate], Seiyun [15 ° 58 ′ N 48 ° 47 ′ E], 9. vii. 1956, J. Roffey lgt. (2 specimens, TMSA); Taiz [13 ° 34 ′ N 44 ° 01 ′ E], 1963, G. Benardelli lgt. (1 specimen, NHMB).	en	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): 21-63, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3
E67787E1D91ECC1ED7D9FB7D769D5DDF.taxon	description	Redescription. Body shape. Strongly convex, elongate oval with almost parallel elytral margins, elytral profile convex, attaining maximum height behind the middle, strongly declivous posteriorly. Length 13 – 17 mm, width 8 – 10 mm. Colour (Figs. 12, 14). Matt black, surface of head, pronotum, legs, elytral margins and parts on the ventral side with light brown to greyish tomentose coating. Body setae light brown. Head (Figs. 12, 14). Clypeus obtusely triangular, surface sculpted with discrete round punctures, space between punctures approximately equal to diameter of punctures, each puncture with a short stout seta, surface between punctures tomentose, disc slightly convex, medio-laterally strongly depressed on either side, apex of clypeus acute, rounded, margin strongly reflexed, thick, round, with short stout setae. Frons raised with two prominent round central tubercles; surface and tubercles sculpted with discrete round punctures, punctures close, surface between punctures tomentose. Genal angles acute, recurved, surface sculpted with irregularly shaped punctures; gena and genal margin with scattered, short setae. Eyes large and bulbous, hardly visible in dorsal view. Antennal scape elongate, stout, surface coarsely punctured, with long straight brown setae; pedicel attached subapically; antennal club and setae fulvous. Setae around mouthparts dense, rust-brown. Pronotum (Figs. 12, 14): Attenuated anteriorly; length of pronotum slightly less than one third of elytral length, total pronotum width narrower than elytron width, pronotum widest behind middle. Lateral margins broad and flat, evenly rounded, margin denticulate, with short stout setae; anterior angle obtuse. Base of pronotum truncate behind posterior angles, base slightly projecting backward with distinctly produced posteromedian lobe (opposite scutellum), base weakly sinuated on either side of lobe; basal margin weakly marginate, smooth. Surface tomentose, coarse, densely punctate, each puncture bearing a short stout seta; tubercles with rounded punctures, irregularly spaced, space between punctures varies from less than diameter of punctures to twice the diameter of punctures. Median discal area raised, stretching almost entire length of pronotum, broadly flattened anteriorly, strongly declivous on sides. Pronotal disc with 2 broad elevated median longitudinal ridges. Ridges high, subparallel, partially converging posteriorly. Median pronotal depression distinct, deep, almost entire, fairly evenly wide, shallow anteriorly, deepest at middle. Medial basal tubercles prominent, slightly laterally offset, partially fused to median ridges, connected with lateral basal tubercles by low marginal transverse ridge; anterior and lateral basal tubercles round; basal (larger) and apical (smaller) lateral tubercles broad, fused forming distinct broad sinuous ridge on either side. Scutellum (Fig. 12): Hastate, almost equal in width and length, marginate, surface finely sculpted, mediobasally depressed, apex raised, distal half of scutellum and margins tomentose. Elytra (Figs. 12, 14): Elongate, sub-globular, convex, length of elytra equals of 3.2 pronotum length, lateral margins subparallel with narrow flat rims, tomentose bearing row of fine short setae, margin dentate. Humeral calli prominent bearing small tubercles with short setae, humeral angles obtuse. Sutural margin raised, surface smooth, margin with small weakly raised elongate to oval tubercles (sometimes round), tubercles smooth, close, distributed along length of margin. Elytral costae distinct, costae marked by rows of oval to elongate smooth / shiny tubercles of similar height; those on odd numbered costae mostly isolated but sometimes partially connected with weak ridge; those on even numbered costae partially fused to form ridges. All tubercles with posterior tomentosity and short setae, tubercles often produced posteriorly into narrow, short to elongate tomentose ridges (tomentosity often worndown in older specimens). Apical callosity present on third and fourth costal intervals at top of elytral declivity. Intercostae marked by row of round punctures, puncture regularly spaced over length of elytra. Elytral surface matt, mostly smooth, elytral profile convex, attaining maximum height behind middle. Metathoracic wings: Complete. Legs (Figs. 12, 14). Protibia straight, outer margin with single distinct median tooth and three to four smaller basal teeth; protibia dorsally keeled; tibial spur stout, pointed forward, apex slightly curved downward, spur as long as three basal tarsomeres combined; dorsally outer tibial surface smooth, coarsely punctate, punctures coalesced; inner tibial surface (top lateral) slightly concave, glabrous, punctate; row of large puncture running closely parallel to the outer and inner margins, punctures close, each with thin long seta; inner tibial surface (lower half) slightly convex, glabrous, punctate; running parallel to lower margin row of punctures, each with long thin seta; ventrally semi-flattened, submedially marginate with row of punctures, each with long seta, inner section glabrous, sparsely setose, surface finely reticulate; outer section coarsely punctate, each with short stout seta. Tarsal segments smooth; tarsomeres 1 – 4 subequal in length, tarsomere 5 as long as tarsomeres 2 – 4 combined; tarsomeres 2 – 5 with short sparse setal brushes, tarsomere 5 with two claws, simple, equal. Mesotibial and metatibial surfaces rugose, punctate, each puncture with long stout seta; outer margin of mesotibia distinctly dentate, outer margin of metatibia weakly dentate; meso- and metatibia with two apical spurs on inner margin; upper spur longer than lower spur; outer margin on apex of meso- and metatibia with row of closely spaced fine short backward pointing setae. Mesotarsi and metatarsi smooth, with short setal brushes, tarsomeres 1 – 4 subequal in length, tarsomere 5 as long as tarsomeres 3 and 4 combined; distal tarsomere with two claws simple, equal. Male genitalia (Figs. 15): Genital capsule symmetrical, almost quadrangular shaped, trilobed, sclerotized. Phallobasis, very broad, sclerotized, slightly arched and fused dorsally. Parameres are stout, apically broad and thick, narrowing at the apex, tips are blunt. Phallus broad, apex tapering apically; in dorsal aspect phallus strongly declivous on apical third, declivity projecting dorsolaterally forming two large raised, elongated humps; apex divided into two symmetrical rounded lobes.	en	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): 21-63, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3
E67787E1D91ECC1ED7D9FB7D769D5DDF.taxon	diagnosis	Differential diagnosis. Omorgus (Afromorgus) desertorum (Harold, 1872), was previously regarded as a subspecies of Omorgus (A.) niloticus (Harold, 1872) (Haaf 1954; Scholtz 1980). However, we found the consistent differences in the external morphology and the male genitalia between O. (A.) desertorum, and O. (A) niloticus sufficient to consider them to be valid species. The most important difference between them is in the shape and arrangement of the costal tubercles on the elytra. In Omorgus (A) niloticus the costal tubercles are roughly the same height and size, usually round (sometimes oval), close, separated (not distinctly fused). In Omorgus (A.) desertorum the costal tubercles are also of similar height, but usually oval to elongate (sometimes round) in shape; the tubercles on the odd numbered costae are isolated, whereas those even numbered costae partially fuse to form ridges (compare Fig. 14 and Fig. 55). [Note: Adult specimens are often encrusted with a layer of environmental dirt which obscures the external characters. To clarify the elytral difference between the two species it may be necessary to remove the layer dirt and debris covering adult specimens. Guidelines to achieve this are presented in Strümpher & Stals (2023)]. The male genitalia of the two species are very similar to each other, but we found the following difference useful to distinguish between the two species. Omorgus (A.) desertorum have the parameres apically broader and thicker, whereas the parameres in O. (A.) niloticus are narrower and thinner. Furthermore, the phallus in dorsal aspect is much broader and less tapering apically in O. (A.) desertorum when compared to O. (A.) niloticus which have the apical section narrower and more tapering apically (compare Fig. 15 and Fig. 56). Our observations are also consistent with those of Haaf (1954) and Scholtz (1980 b). Current distributional data suggest that both species have overlapping distributions in northeast Africa (Egypt and Ethiopia), however moving southwards the two species display a vicariant distribution between the Arabian Peninsula and the Horn of Africa. With Omorgus (A.) desertorum largely confined to the southwestern portion of the Arabian Peninsula (on the eastern side of the Red Sea) (Scholtz 1980 a, b; Král & Batelka 2017), and O. (A.) niloticus occurring around the Horn of Africa (on the western side of the Red Sea) with range extensions into East and northeast Africa (Scholtz 1980 b; Král et al. 2023). Further collection of voucher specimens in the region will be necessary to fully understand the extent of their distributions.	en	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): 21-63, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3
E67787E1D91ECC1ED7D9FB7D769D5DDF.taxon	distribution	Distribution. For details see the catalogue.	en	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): 21-63, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3
E67787E1D913CC13D7D9FD85779D5848.taxon	description	(Figs. 6 – 7)	en	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): 21-63, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3
E67787E1D913CC13D7D9FD85779D5848.taxon	materials_examined	Type depository. Syntype (male) at NHRS (Figs. 6 – 7). Type locality. “ China (Hong Kong) ”.	en	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): 21-63, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3
E67787E1D913CC13D7D9FD85779D5848.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Cambodia, China (including Taiwan), Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Japan, Vietnam (Masumoto et al. 2005; Kim 2012; Pittino & Bezdĕk 2016; Schoolmeesters 2023).	en	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): 21-63, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3
E67787E1D911CC15D7D9FE61713758BF.taxon	description	(Figs. 12 – 16)	en	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): 21-63, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3
E67787E1D911CC15D7D9FE61713758BF.taxon	materials_examined	Type depository. Lectotype (female) at MNHN (Figs. 12 – 13), one paralectotype at RBINS. Type locality. “ Aegyptus [Egypt] ”.	en	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): 21-63, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3
E67787E1D911CC15D7D9FE61713758BF.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Egypt, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen (Scholtz 1980 b; Král & Batelka 2017; Abdel-Dayem et al. 2020). Omorgus (A.) desertorum has been recorded from the Arabian Peninsula, and the deserts of northeast Africa (Scholtz 1980 a, b). However, records of Omorgus (A.) desertorum cited from north-east Africa lack clear or precise locality information (Alfieri 1976; Haaf 1954; Pittino 2006; Scholtz 1980 a, b, 1982; Král & Batelka 2017). Additional sampling is needed in the region to delineate its distribution boundaries.	en	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): 21-63, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3
E67787E1D917CC15D7D9FE7D77055A7E.taxon	description	(Figs. 19 – 20)	en	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): 21-63, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3
E67787E1D917CC15D7D9FE7D77055A7E.taxon	materials_examined	Type depository. Holotype (male) (Figs. 19 – 20), and two paratypes at RPCI. One paratype in SKTJ. Type locality. “ South [west] India, Karnataka State, Chikmagalur [Chikkamagaluru, 13.313 ° N 75.737 ° E] ”. Distribution. India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka (Pittino 2005).	en	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): 21-63, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3
E67787E1D916CC14D7D9FF3171425EB2.taxon	description	(Figs. 21 – 23)	en	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): 21-63, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3
E67787E1D916CC14D7D9FF3171425EB2.taxon	materials_examined	Type depository. Type is reportedly lost (Scholtz 1980 b: 40). Type locality. “ Sénégal ”.	en	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): 21-63, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3
E67787E1D916CC14D7D9FF3171425EB2.taxon	distribution	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 1980 a, b; Pittino 2005, 2006; Coache 2014; Král & Batelka 2017; Král et al. 2023).	en	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): 21-63, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3
E67787E1D915CC17D7D9FF3171635FB0.taxon	description	(Figs. 24 – 25)	en	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): 21-63, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3
E67787E1D915CC17D7D9FF3171635FB0.taxon	materials_examined	Type depository. Type is reportedly lost (Zidek 2017: 101). Type locality. “ Ostindien [East India] ”.	en	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): 21-63, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3
E67787E1D915CC17D7D9FF3171635FB0.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka (Kalawate & Patole 2018; Schoolmeesters 2023).	en	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): 21-63, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3
E67787E1D915CC16D7D9F97174D15F36.taxon	description	(Figs. 26 – 28)	en	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): 21-63, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3
E67787E1D915CC16D7D9F97174D15F36.taxon	materials_examined	Type depository. Holotype (male) (Figs. 26 – 28), and three paratypes at NHMB. An additional three paratypes were located at MNHN. In the original description Haaf (1954) mentioned eight paratypes, but our attempts to locate the remaining two paratypes at other museums were unsuccessful. Type locality. “ Franz. Guinea [French Guinea (now Guinea), West Africa] ”.	en	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): 21-63, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3
E67787E1D915CC16D7D9F97174D15F36.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Egypt, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal (Haaf 1954; Scholtz 1980 b; Pittino 2006).	en	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): 21-63, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3
E67787E1D914CC08D7D9F9F470D258E7.taxon	description	(Figs. 29 – 32)	en	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): 21-63, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3
E67787E1D914CC08D7D9F9F470D258E7.taxon	materials_examined	Type depository. Lectotype (male), here designated, deposited at MNHN (Figs. 29 – 32). Type locality: “ Calcutta [= Kolkata, 22 ° 34 ’ N 88 ° 21 ’ E, West Bengal, India] ”.	en	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): 21-63, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3
E67787E1D914CC08D7D9F9F470D258E7.taxon	distribution	Distribution: India, Pakistan (Pittino 2006; Pittino & Bezdĕk 2016).	en	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): 21-63, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3
E67787E1D914CC08D7D9F9F470D258E7.taxon	discussion	Comments. Harold (1872) described this species from an unspecified number of specimens, collected from “ Tranquebar ” [= Tharangambadi, 11 ° 1 ′ N 79 ° 51 ′ E, Tamil Nadu], “ Bengalen ” [present-day Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal], and “ Calcutta [= Kolkata, West Bengal] ”. We located one specimen in the MNHN belonging to the original type series of this species. To keep a single name-bearing individual, we here designate the specimen from “ Calcutta ” as a lectotype. The designated specimen bears a new lectotype label: “ LECTOTYPE: | Trox haagi Harold, 1872 | des. Kalawate & Strümpher 2023 ” (printed on red cardstock) (Fig. 32).	en	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): 21-63, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3
E67787E1D90ACC08D7D9FD8575F25C09.taxon	description	(Figs. 33 – 36)	en	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): 21-63, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3
E67787E1D90ACC08D7D9FD8575F25C09.taxon	materials_examined	Type depository. Lectotype (male), here designated, deposited at MNHN (Figs. 33 – 36). Two paralectotypes at MNHN and RBINS. Type locality. “ Nilgherien [= Nilgiris present-day Nilgiri district of Tamil Nadu, India] ”.	en	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): 21-63, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3
E67787E1D90ACC08D7D9FD8575F25C09.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Cochinchina [probably present-day Vietnam]; India, Thailand (Harold 1872; Schoolmeesters 2023).	en	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): 21-63, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3
E67787E1D90ACC08D7D9FD8575F25C09.taxon	discussion	Comments. Harold (1872) described this species based on specimens from “ Nilgherien ” and “ Calcutta [= Kolkata, West Bengal] ”. It is unclear how many specimens comprised the type series, but we located two syntypes in MNHN. One of the MNHN specimens bears a locality label reading “ Nilgherien ”, and the other a locality label reading “ Calcutta ”. We selected the specimen originating from “ Nilgherien ” as the lectotype to keep a single name-bearing individual. The syntype from “ Calcutta ” now becomes a paralectotype. A third syntype was discovered at RBINS. It carries a locality label reading “ India Or. ” and a label stating “ Type ” (photographs available at https: // virtualcollections. naturalsciences. be / virtual-collections / entomology / coleoptera / trogidae / trox-indicus-harold- 1872). We consider this specimen to be a paralectotype. The three syntype specimens each bear a new type label: “ LECTOTYPE [or PARALECTOTYPE]: Trox indicus Harold, 1872 | des. Kalawate & Strümpher 2023 ” (printed on red cardstock) (Fig. 36).	en	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): 21-63, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3
E67787E1D90ACC08D7D9FA3777075E32.taxon	description	(Figs. 37 – 38)	en	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): 21-63, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3
E67787E1D90ACC08D7D9FA3777075E32.taxon	materials_examined	Type depository. Holotype (male) (Figs. 37 – 38) and two paratypes at RPCI. Type locality. “ Sri Lanka, Amparai District, Polonnaruwa [= Polonnaruwa, 7 ° 56 ′ N 81 ° 0 ′ E, capital of Polonnaruwa District, North Central Province, Sri Lanka] ”.	en	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): 21-63, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3
E67787E1D90ACC08D7D9FA3777075E32.taxon	distribution	Distribution. India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam (Pittino 2005).	en	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): 21-63, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3
E67787E1D908CC0AD7D9FAF2757B5EBF.taxon	description	(Figs. 39 – 40)	en	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): 21-63, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3
E67787E1D908CC0AD7D9FAF2757B5EBF.taxon	materials_examined	Type depository. Holotype (sex unknown) is reportedly at MNHN, but could not be located [Olivier Montreuil, personal communication, 2023]. Type locality. “ … près de Rimini dans les Etats romains [… near Rimini, 44 ° 03 ′ N 12 ° 34 ′ E, in the Roman States] ”.	en	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): 21-63, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3
E67787E1D908CC0AD7D9FAF2757B5EBF.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (including Taiwan), India, Italy [introduced], Pakistan (Haaf, 1954; Pittino 2006; Kalawate & Patole 2018).	en	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): 21-63, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3
E67787E1D90FCC0DD7D9FBEE77F15EBF.taxon	description	(Figs. 41 – 44)	en	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): 21-63, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3
E67787E1D90FCC0DD7D9FBEE77F15EBF.taxon	materials_examined	Type depository. Lectotype (male), here designated, at NHMUK (Figs. 41 – 44). Three paralectotypes at SDEI. Type locality. “ Tenasserim [Myanmar]: Moulmein [= Mawlamyine, 16 ° 29 ′ N 97 ° 37 ′ E] ”.	en	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): 21-63, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3
E67787E1D90FCC0DD7D9FBEE77F15EBF.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam (Annam, Tonkin) (Haaf 1954).	en	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): 21-63, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3
E67787E1D90FCC0DD7D9FBEE77F15EBF.taxon	discussion	Comments. Arrow (1927) described this species based on specimens from “ Tenasserim: Moulmein ” and “ Burma: Rangoon ”. The original description by Arrow made no mention of the number of specimens in the type series. Bacchus (1978: 111) reported eleven syntypes in the original series: “ … Syntypes, Burma: 5 ex. (BMNH, London) 3 ex. (IP, Eberswalde), 2 ex. (MCSN, Genoa) Tenasserin, Moulmein, v. 1887 (Fea); 1 ex., Burma. [Specimens from Burma: Rangoon, vi and x (Fea) missing.] ”. However, the curators at NHMUK located only one syntype specimen in the collection originating from “ Tenasserim: Moulmein ”. A further three syntypes were later discovered at SDEI, also from “ Tenasserim: Moulmein ”. We selected the specimen at NHMUK as the lectotype to keep a single name-bearing individual. The specimen we have chosen as a lectotype carries a lectotype label (Fig. 44) applied by R. Pittino in 1988, but, as far as we know, this lectotype designation was never published and does not constitute a valid lectotype designation. Similarly, the three syntypes discovered at SDEI carry invalid paralectotype labels applied by R. Pittino in 1988. We have designated these three syntypes in that collection as paralectotypes. The designated specimens bear new type labels: “ LECTOTYPE [or PARALECTOTYPE]: | Trox lobicollis Arrow, 1927 | des. Kalawate & Strümpher 2023 ” (printed on red cardstock) (Fig. 44).	en	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): 21-63, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3
E67787E1D90DCC0FD7D9FF3176405F1F.taxon	description	(Figs. 45 – 46)	en	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): 21-63, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3
E67787E1D90DCC0FD7D9FF3176405F1F.taxon	materials_examined	Type depository. Holotype (male) (Figs. 45 – 46), allotype and two paratypes in MNHN. One paratype in RPMI. Type locality. “ Kurrachee [= Karachi, 24 ° 51 ′ N 67 ° 0 ′ E, Pakistan] ”.	en	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): 21-63, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3
E67787E1D90DCC0FD7D9FF3176405F1F.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Pakistan (Pittino 2005).	en	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): 21-63, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3
E67787E1D90DCC01D7D9F9DC771C582B.taxon	description	(Figs. 47 – 48)	en	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): 21-63, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3
E67787E1D90DCC01D7D9F9DC771C582B.taxon	materials_examined	Type depository. Lectotype (male), and two paralectotypes at NHRS (Figs. 47 – 48). Type locality. “ Caffraria ” [inexact locality, presumably SE South Africa].	en	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): 21-63, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3
E67787E1D90DCC01D7D9F9DC771C582B.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros Archipelago, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Italy (Sicily) [introduced], Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Republic Democratic Congo, Republic South Africa, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Yemen (Scholtz 1980 b; Schoolmeesters 2023).	en	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): 21-63, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3
E67787E1D903CC01D7D9FA7E76C25FFC.taxon	description	(Figs. 1 – 4)	en	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): 21-63, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3
E67787E1D903CC01D7D9FA7E76C25FFC.taxon	materials_examined	Type depository. Holotype (male) at ZSI-WRC (Figs. 1 – 4). Type locality. “ India, Maharashtra State, Pune district, Baramati taluk, Morgaon village, 18.277 ° N 74.316 ° E, 620 m ”.	en	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): 21-63, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3
E67787E1D903CC01D7D9FA7E76C25FFC.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Known only from the type locality.	en	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): 21-63, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3
E67787E1D902CC03D7D9FAF5760B5E0C.taxon	description	(Figs. 53 – 57)	en	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): 21-63, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3
E67787E1D902CC03D7D9FAF5760B5E0C.taxon	description	West shore of Lake Manyara] ”. Type depository: Lectotype (male) and three paralectotypes at MNHB (Figs. 60 – 63). Synonymised by Haaf 1954: 345. Trox massaicus: Arrow (1927): 465 (catalogue).	en	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): 21-63, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3
E67787E1D902CC03D7D9FAF5760B5E0C.taxon	materials_examined	Type depository. Lectotype (female) at MNHN (Figs. 53 – 54). Type locality. “ Nubien und Oberägypten [Nubia and Upper Egypt] ”.	en	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): 21-63, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3
E67787E1D902CC03D7D9FAF5760B5E0C.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somaliland (Somalia), Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda (Scholtz 1980 b; Pittino 2006; Král et al. 2023).	en	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): 21-63, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3
E67787E1D902CC03D7D9FAF5760B5E0C.taxon	discussion	Comment. Omorgus (A.) niloticus and O. (A.) moreshwar Kalawate & Strümpher, new species are very similar to each other. The two species can be told apart as elaborated under the diagnosis of Omorgus (A.) moreshwar Kalawate & Strümpher, new species.	en	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): 21-63, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3
E67787E1D906CC04D7D9FF3170585FCB.taxon	description	(Figs. 64 – 65)	en	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): 21-63, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3
E67787E1D906CC04D7D9FF3170585FCB.taxon	materials_examined	Type depository. Type (sex unknown) is reportedly lost (Zidek 2017: 105). Type locality. “ Bengalen [West Bengal, India] ”.	en	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): 21-63, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3
E67787E1D906CC04D7D9FF3170585FCB.taxon	distribution	Distribution. India (Harold 1872; Haaf 1954; Pittino 2006; Schoolmeesters 2023).	en	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): 21-63, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3
E67787E1D906CC06D7D9F8E97074582B.taxon	description	(Figs. 66 – 68)	en	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): 21-63, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3
E67787E1D906CC06D7D9F8E97074582B.taxon	materials_examined	Type depository. Holotype (male) at NMV (Figs. 66 – 68), paratypes at NHMUK, RBINS. Type locality. “ Tonkin, Laos ”.	en	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): 21-63, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3
E67787E1D906CC06D7D9F8E97074582B.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Cambodia, China (including Taiwan), India, Indonesia, Laos, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam (Haaf 1954; Pittino 2006; Kalawate & Patole 2018; Schoolmeesters 2023).	en	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): 21-63, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3
E67787E1D904CC39D7D9FEC976AD58BF.taxon	description	(Figs. 69 – 70)	en	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): 21-63, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3
E67787E1D904CC39D7D9FEC976AD58BF.taxon	materials_examined	Type depository. Lectotype (female) at MNHN (Figs. 69 – 70), one paralectotype at RBINS. Type locality. “ Arabia ”.	en	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): 21-63, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3
E67787E1D904CC39D7D9FEC976AD58BF.taxon	distribution	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 1980 a, b; Kalawate & Patole 2018; Schoolmeesters 2023; Král et al. 2023).	en	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): 21-63, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3
E67787E1D93BCC39D7D9FE7D77A15E91.taxon	description	(Figs. 71 – 73)	en	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): 21-63, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3
E67787E1D93BCC39D7D9FE7D77A15E91.taxon	materials_examined	Type depository. Holotype (male), allotype and six paratypes at NMPC (Figs. 71 – 73). Type locality. “ Yemen, Soqotra Is. [Socotra Island], Homhil protected area, N 12 ° 34 ’ 27 ″ E 54 ° 18 ′ 32 ″ ”. Distribution. Endemic to Socotra Island (Král & Kubáň 2012).	en	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): 21-63, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3
E67787E1D93ACC3BD7D9FF3176645BE8.taxon	description	(Figs. 74 – 75)	en	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): 21-63, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3
E67787E1D93ACC3BD7D9FF3176645BE8.taxon	materials_examined	Type depository. Neotype (male) at TMSA (Figs. 74 – 75). Type locality. “ Senegal ”.	en	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): 21-63, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3
E67787E1D93ACC3BD7D9FF3176645BE8.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Algeria, Botswana, Burkina Fasso, Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauretania, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Republic Democratic Congo, Republic of the Congo, Republic South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Somaliland (Somalia), Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe (Scholtz 1980 b; Schoolmeesters 2023; Král et al. 2023).	en	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): 21-63, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3
E67787E1D938CC3AD7D9FAE6709A5E60.taxon	description	(Figs. 80 – 83)	en	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): 21-63, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3
E67787E1D938CC3AD7D9FAE6709A5E60.taxon	materials_examined	Type depository. Lectotype (male) and three paralectotypes at NHMUK (Figs. 80 – 83). Type locality. “ India: Karachi [= Karachi, present-day Pakistan] ”.	en	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): 21-63, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3
E67787E1D938CC3AD7D9FAE6709A5E60.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Pakistan.	en	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): 21-63, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3
E67787E1D938CC3AD7D9FAE6709A5E60.taxon	discussion	Comments. Omorgus (A.) testudo is presently known only from Pakistan which historically fell under British control until August 1947, when Pakistan gained independence from the latter. Additional specimens with reliable locality data are required before India can be added to the distributional range of this species.	en	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): 21-63, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3
E67787E1D93ECC3CD7D9FA9270905E4E.taxon	description	(Figs. 84 – 85)	en	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): 21-63, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3
E67787E1D93ECC3CD7D9FA9270905E4E.taxon	materials_examined	Type depository. Lectotype (male) at NMHN, one paralectotype at NHMUK (Figs. 84 – 85). Type locality. “ De Syrie [Syria] ”.	en	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): 21-63, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3
E67787E1D93ECC3CD7D9FA9270905E4E.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Egypt, Iraq, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen (Schoolmeesters 2023).	en	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): 21-63, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.3
