Omorgus (Afromorgus) haagi ( 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 : 36-38

Omorgus (Afromorgus) haagi ( Harold, 1872)

( Figs. 29–32 )

Trox haagi Harold, 1872: 59 (original description).

Trox haagi : Arrow 1912: 56 (catalogue).

Trox niloticus haagi : Haaf 1954: 348 (description, downgraded to subspecies).

Trox (Omorgus) niloticus haagi : Scholtz 1982: 12 (catalogue).

Afromorgus haagi : Pittino 2006: 26, 27, 79 (elevated to species, new combination); Pittino & Bezdĕk 2016: 54 (catalogue).

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

Type depository. Lectotype (male), here designated, deposited at MNHN ( Figs. 29–32 ).

Type locality: “Calcutta [= Kolkata, 22°34’N 88°21’E, West Bengal, India]” .

Distribution: India, Pakistan ( Pittino 2006; Pittino & Bezdĕk 2016).

Comments. Harold (1872) described this species from an unspecified number of specimens, collected from “ Tranquebar ” [= Tharangambadi, 11°1′N 79°51′E, Tamil Nadu], “ Bengalen ” [present-day Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal], and “Calcutta [= Kolkata, West Bengal]”. We located one specimen in the MNHN belonging to the original type series of this species. To keep a single name-bearing individual, we here designate the specimen from “Calcutta” as a lectotype. The designated specimen bears a new lectotype label: “ LECTOTYPE: | Trox haagi Harold, 1872 | des. Kalawate & Strümpher 2023 ” (printed on red cardstock) ( Fig.32 ).

Figures

FIGURES 29–32. Omorgus (Afromorgus) haagi (Harold, 1872), lectotype, here designated, (MNHN). 29, habitus, dorsal view; 30, habitus, lateral view; 31, aedeagus, dorsal and lateral views; 32, labels. Photos by Antoine Mantilleri, copyright MNHN.