Omorgus (Afromorgus) testudo ( Arrow, 1927 )

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 : 56

Omorgus (Afromorgus) testudo ( Arrow, 1927)

( Figs. 80–83 )

Trox testudo Arrow, 1927: 466 (original description).

Trox testudo : Haaf 1954: 365 (description, diagnosis, illustration); Bacchus 1978: 112 (lectotype designation, catalogue).

Trox (Omorgus) testudo : Scholtz 1982: 14 (catalogue).

Afromorgus testudo : Pittino 2006: 79 (new combination, catalogue); Pittino & Bezdĕk 2016: 54 (catalogue).

Omorgus (Afromorgus) testudo : Zidek 2013: 17 (checklist); Zidek 2017: 109 (checklist); Kalawate & Patole 2018: 11990 (country records).

Type depository. Lectotype (male) and three paralectotypes at NHMUK ( Figs. 80–83 ).

Type locality. “ India: Karachi [= Karachi, present-day Pakistan]” .

Distribution. Pakistan.

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 .

Figures

FIGURES 80–83. Omorgus (Afromorgus) testudo (Arrow, 1927), lectotype (NHMUK). 80, habitus, dorsal view; 81, habitus, lateral view; 82, aedeagus, dorsal and lateral views; 83, labels. Photos by Keita Matsumoto, copyright NHMUK.