Omorgus aphanocephalus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scarabaeoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Coleopterida Ordo: Coleoptera Subordo: Polyphaga Infraordo: Staphyliniformia Superfamilia: Scarabaeoidea

Familia: Trogidae
Subfamilia: Troginae
Genus: Omorgus
Subgenus: Omorgus (Omorgus)
Species: Omorgus aphanocephalus

Name

• Omorgus aphanocephalus Scholtz, 1986
  • Authority for current placement: original
    • undisputed by all subsequent authorities
  • Incorrect original combination: Trox aphanocephalus
  • Original genus: Omorgus Erichson, 1847
  • Original status: valid species
  • Primary type: holotype
    • Fixation: designated
    • Description: [adult] male
    • Repository: NMV
  • Type locality: 'Isabella Falls, Cooktown, northern Queensland'
  • NOTE: Having described this species (and others) in genus Trox subgenus Omorgus, Scholtz (1986: 1 fn) added as a postscript that 'in a recent paper (Scholtz 1986) the subgenus Omorgus Erichson was elevated to genus. Consequently, all native Australasian species belong to Omorgus'. I therefore consider that the correct original combination is with Omorgus, not Trox.

References

• Scholtz, C.H. 1986: Revision of the genus Trox Fabricius (Coleoptera: Trogidae) of the Australasian Region. Australian journal of zoology, supplementary series, ( 125 ) DOI: 10.1071/AJZS125

Links

• Australian Faunal Directory

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