Omorgus alternans

Omorgus alternans

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scarabaeoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Superphylum: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Mandibulata 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 alternans

Name

• Omorgus alternans (Macleay, 1827)
  • Authority for current placement:
    • undisputed by all subsequent authorities
  • Original genus: Trox
  • Original status: valid species
  • Primary type: holotype
    • Fixation: unique
    • Description: [adult]
    • Repository: ANIC
  • Type locality: 'Western Australia'

Synonyms

• Trox australasiae Germar, 1848
• Trox litigiosus Harold, 1872 [new replacement name for Trox australasiae Germar, 1848]
  • Authority for current placement: Scholtz, 1986: 46 ('syn. nov.')
    • undisputed by all subsequent authorities
  • Original status: valid species
  • Primary type: lectotype
    • Fixation: designated by Scholtz (1986: 46)
    • Description: [adult]
    • Repository: MNHN, as 'PM'
  • Type locality: 'South Australia, Gawler'

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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