Species Omorgus (Omorgus) squamosus (Macleay, 1871)
- Trox squamosus Macleay, W.J. 1871. Notes on a collection of insects from Gayndah. Transactions of the Entomological Society of New South Wales 2: 79-205 [186].
Type data:
Lectotype ANIC(MMUS), Gayndah, QLD.
Paralectotype(s) AM K29154 2 specimens; ANIC(MMUS).Subsequent designation references:
Scholtz, C.H. 1986. Revision of the genus Trox Fabricius (Coleoptera: Trogidae) of the Australasian Region. Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 125: 1-99 [53].
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Melanesia.
IBRA
NSW, Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: SE coastal
- Queensland: Murray-Darling basin, N Gulf, NE coastal
- Papua New Guinea
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: necrophagous, terrestrial.
Larva: necrophagous.
General References
Barbero, E. & Palestrini, V. 2003. Coleoptera Trogidae, Geotrupidae, Hybosoridae, Scarabaeidae (Scarabaeinae and Dynastinae) collected in Australia. pp. 303-328 in Daccordi, M. & Giachino, P.M. (eds). Results of the Zoological Missions to Australia of the Regional Museum of Natural Sciences of Turin, Italy. I. Monografie del Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali, Torino, 35, 565 pp. [306] (new records from N NT)
Scholtz, C.H. 1986. Revision of the genus Trox Fabricius (Coleoptera: Trogidae) of the Australasian Region. Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 125: 1-99 [53] (extralimital synonymy)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |