A New Species of the Sub-Genus Afromorgus (Trogidae: Scarabaeoidea) from Cholistan Desert, Pakistan
A New Species of the Sub-Genus Afromorgus (Trogidae: Scarabaeoidea) from Cholistan Desert, Pakistan
Muhammad Waseem1, Santosh Kumar1* and Riffat Sultana2
ABSTRACT
The sub-genus Omorgus (Afromorgus) includes 54 described species, with 8 species identified in Pakistan. These species are Omorgus (Afromorgus) frater Pittino, 2005, O. (Afromorgus) granulatus (Herbst, 1783), O. (Afromorgus) haagi (Harold, 1872), O. (Afromorgus) italicus (Reiche, 1853), O. (Afromorgus) maindroni Pittino, 2005, O. (Afromorgus) procerus (Harold, 1872), O. (Afromorgus) testudo (Arrow, 1927), and the newly described Omorgus (Afromorgus) riffati from Cholistan. The distribution of this sub-genus globally has also been documented.
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