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#LiteratureNotice Strümpher & Stals. A world list of known cave- and bat guano-associated #Trogidae ( #Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea), and further range extension of Omorgus lindemannae (Petrovitz) dx.doi.org/10.57800/fau... #Beetle #Beetles #HideBeetles #NewRecords #Taxonomy
April 25, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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#LiteratureNotice da Costa-Silva et al. Phylogenetic systematics of the keratin-feeding genus Polynoncus Burmeister, 1876 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Trogidae) doi.org/10.1093/zool... #Beetle #Beetles #Phylogenetics #HideBeetles
Figure 1. Characters relative of antennae and mouthparts of Trogidae: antennae of: A, Polononcus gemmingeri; B, Omorgus suberosus; C, Trox plicatus. Labrum of: D, Polononcus juglans; E, Trox plicatus; F, Omorgus batesi in dorsal view. Mentum of: G, Polononcus argentinus; H, Trox variolatus in ventral view. Scale bar: 0.5 mm.
February 9, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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#LiteratureNotice Suman & Kalawate. First Confirmed Photographic Record of the Keratin Beetle Omorgus (Afromorgus) testudo (Arrow, 1927) ( #Coleoptera: #Trogidae) from India and its Occurrence after Nearly 100 Years doi.org/10.1649/0010... #Beetle #Beetles #HideBeetles #TheColeopteristsBulletin
Fig. 3. Images taken from different angles of the adult Omorgus (Afromorgus) testudo observed in Bhuj, Kutch, Gujarat, India.
September 22, 2025 at 4:06 AM