Omorgus (Afromorgus) indicus ( 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 : 38

Omorgus (Afromorgus) indicus ( Harold, 1872)

( Figs. 33–36 )

Trox indicus Harold, 1872: 102 (original description).

Trox indicus : Arrow 1912: 57 (catalogue); Haaf 1954: 380 (description, diagnosis, illustration).

Omorgus (Afromorgus) indicus : Zidek 2013: 11 (checklist); Zidek 2017: 102 (checklist); Kalawate & Patole 2018: 11990 (country records).

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]” .

Distribution. Cochinchina [probably present-day Vietnam]; India, Thailand ( Harold 1872; Schoolmeesters 2023).

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 ).

Figures

FIGURES 33–36. Omorgus (Afromorgus) indicus (Harold, 1872), lectotype, here designated, (NMHN). 33, habitus, dorsal view; 34, habitus, lateral view; 35, aedeagus, dorsal and lateral views; 36, labels. Photos by Antoine Mantilleri, copyright MNHN.