Omorgus (Omorgus) spatulatus ( Vaurie, 1962 )

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

Omorgus (Omorgus) spatulatus ( Vaurie, 1962)

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Trox spatulatus Vaurie, 1962: 151 (original description).

Trox (Omorgus) spatulatus : Scholtz 1982: 13 (catalogue).

Omorgus spatulatus : Deloya 2005: 122 (checklist).

Omorgus (Omorgus) spatulatus : Scholtz 1990: 1404 (redescription); Zidek 2013: 16 (checklist); Zidek 2017: 108 (checklist).

Type specimen examined.

Holotype, by original designation (♂ NHMB). First label [white aged, typeset]: “ Provincia / Buenos Aires ”. Second label [white aged, unknown handwriting]: “ II [?] ”. Third label [white, typeset]: “ Museum Frey / Tutzing ”. Fourth label [red, Patricia Vaurie’s handwriting]: “ TYPE / Trox / spatulatus / Vaurie ” (Fig. 6 D ). Type locality: “ Provincia Buenos Aires ” [ Argentina].

Geographic distribution.

Argentina ( Vaurie 1962; Scholtz 1990).

Non-type examined material

(215 specimens). ARGENTINA – Buenos Aires • 1; La Plata ; MLPA • 12; Quéquen Puerto ; 7 Mar. 1928; M. D. Jurado leg.; MACN • 1; Quéquen Puerto ; G. Pellerano leg.; MACN • 1; Quéquen ; Fev. 1937; CEMT • 1; Quéquen ; Fev. 1937; DZUP • 12; A. Breyer leg.; MACN • 2; C. Bruch leg. MACN • 175; MACN. – Córdoba • 10; Miramar ; MLPA .

Figures

Figure 6. Holotype of Trox spatulatus Vaurie, 1962 (now Omorgus spatulatus). A. Habitus in dorsal view; B. Habitus in lateral view; C. Spiculum gastrale and aedeagus in dorsal view; D. Labels. Photos by Christoph Germann (NHMB). Length of specimen: 10 mm.