Omorgus (Omorgus) rimulosus Kalawate 2023

Omorgus (Omorgus) rimulosus (Haaf, 1957) (Figs 7–9, 14–1) Trox rimulosus Haaf, 1957: 693 (original distribution). Trox (Omorgus) rimulosus: Scholtz (1982): 13 (catalogue). Omorgus (Afromorgus) rimulosus: Zidek (2013): 16, 21 (checklist); Zidek (2017): 107, 113 (checklist); Kalawate & Patole (2018): 11990 (country records). Type locality: “Coromandel” [=southeastern coast of the Indian subcontinent, Tamil Nadu State, India]. Type depository. Holotype (male) at NHMB. Distribution: India (Tamil Nadu) (Haaf 1957; Kalifate & Patole 2018). Comment: Omorgus (O.) rimulosus (Haaf, 1957) is known only from the holotype. It was previously classified in the subgenus Afromorgus. However, after examination of its holotype we found that it belongs to the nominotypical subgenus Omorgus.Published as part of Strümpher, Werner P. & Kalawate, Aparna S., 2023, Omorgus (Omorgus) khandesh (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Trogidae), a new species from India, along with an annotated catalogue of the Oriental and Palearctic species of the subgenus Omorgus Erichson, 1847, pp. 501-522 in Zootaxa 5231 (5) on pages 514-517, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5231.5.1, http://zenodo.org/record/760950