A New Species of the Sub-Genus Afromorgus (Trogidae: Scarabaeoidea) from Cholistan Desert, Pakistan | [Pakistan Journal of Zoology • 2025]

Author(s):

1. Muhammad Waseem: Department of Zoology, Cholistan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan

2. Santosh Kumar: Department of Zoology, Cholistan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan

3. Rifat Sultana: Department of Zoology, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan

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) rifati from Cholistan. The distribution of this sub-genus globally has also been documented.

Page(s): 299-305

DOI: 10.17582/journal.pjz/20230330060326

Published: Journal: Pakistan Journal of Zoology, Volume: 57, Issue: 1, Year: 2025

Keywords:

distribution , Cholistan , nov , sp , Afromorgus , subgenus

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