# Omorgus

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***Omorgus*** is a [genus](/source/Genus) of [beetles](/source/Beetle) of the family [Trogidae](/source/Trogidae) with about 140 species worldwide. *Omorgus* beetles are generally between 9 and 20 mm long.[1]

## Taxonomy

*Omorgus* has three subgenera, *[Omorgus (Omorgus)](/source/Omorgus_(Omorgus))*, *[Omorgus (Afromorgus)](/source/Omorgus_(Afromorgus))*, and *[Omorgus (Haroldomorgus)](/source/Omorgus_(Haroldomorgus))*, with the following species:[2][3][4]

**Subgenus *Omorgus***

- *[Omorgus alatus](/source/Omorgus_alatus)* (Macleay, 1888)
- *[Omorgus alius](/source/Omorgus_alius)* (Scholtz, 1986)
- *[Omorgus alternans](/source/Omorgus_alternans)* (W.S. Macleay, 1826)
- *[Omorgus amictus](/source/Omorgus_amictus)* (Haaf, 1954)
- *[Omorgus aphanocephalus](/source/Omorgus_aphanocephalus)* (Scholtz, 1986)
- *[Omorgus asper](/source/Omorgus_asper)* LeConte, 1854
- *[Omorgus augustae](/source/Omorgus_augustae)* (Blackburn, 1892)
- *[Omorgus australasiae](/source/Omorgus_australasiae)* (Erichson, 1842)
- *[Omorgus badeni](/source/Omorgus_badeni)* (Harold, 1872)
- *[Omorgus borrei](/source/Omorgus_borrei)* (Harold, 1872)
- *[Omorgus brucki](/source/Omorgus_brucki)* (Harold, 1872)
- *[Omorgus candezei](/source/Omorgus_candezei)* (Harold, 1872)
- *[Omorgus candidus](/source/Omorgus_candidus)* (Harold, 1872)
- *[Omorgus capillamentis](/source/Omorgus_capillamentis)* Strümpher & Scholtz, 2011
- *[Omorgus carinatus](/source/Omorgus_carinatus)* (Loomis, 1922)
- *[Omorgus carinicollis](/source/Omorgus_carinicollis)* (Scholtz, 1986)
- *[Omorgus ciliatus](/source/Omorgus_ciliatus)* (Blanchard, 1846)
- *[Omorgus costatus](/source/Omorgus_costatus)* (Wiedemann, 1823)
- *[Omorgus crotchi](/source/Omorgus_crotchi)* (Harold, 1871)
- *[Omorgus curvipes](/source/Omorgus_curvipes)* (Harold, 1872)
- *[Omorgus demarzi](/source/Omorgus_demarzi)* (Haaf, 1958)
- *[Omorgus dohrni](/source/Omorgus_dohrni)* (Harold, 1871)
- *[Omorgus elderi](/source/Omorgus_elderi)* (Blackburn, 1892)
- *[Omorgus elongatus](/source/Omorgus_elongatus)* (Haaf, 1954)
- *[Omorgus euclensis](/source/Omorgus_euclensis)* (Blackburn, 1892)
- *[Omorgus eyrensis](/source/Omorgus_eyrensis)* (Blackburn, 1904)
- *[Omorgus fuliginosus](/source/Omorgus_fuliginosus)* (Robinson, 1941)
- *[Omorgus gigas](/source/Omorgus_gigas)* (Harold, 1872)
- *[Omorgus granuliceps](/source/Omorgus_granuliceps)* (Haaf, 1954)
- *[Omorgus howdenorum](/source/Omorgus_howdenorum)* (Scholtz, 1986)
- *[Omorgus howelli](/source/Omorgus_howelli)* (Howden & Vaurie, 1957)
- *[Omorgus indigenus](/source/Omorgus_indigenus)* Scholtz, 1990
- *[Omorgus inflatus](/source/Omorgus_inflatus)* (Loomis, 1922)
- *[Omorgus insignicollis](/source/Omorgus_insignicollis)* (Blackburn, 1896)
- *[Omorgus loxus](/source/Omorgus_loxus)* (Vaurie, 1955)
- *[Omorgus lucidus](/source/Omorgus_lucidus)* Pittino, 2010
- *[Omorgus mariae](/source/Omorgus_mariae)* (Scholtz, 1986)
- *[Omorgus mariettae](/source/Omorgus_mariettae)* (Scholtz, 1986)
- *[Omorgus marshalli](/source/Omorgus_marshalli)* (Haaf, 1957)
- *[Omorgus mentitor](/source/Omorgus_mentitor)* (Blackburn, 1896)
- *[Omorgus mictlensis](/source/Omorgus_mictlensis)* Deloya, 1995
- *[Omorgus monachus](/source/Omorgus_monachus)* (Herbst, 1790)
- *[Omorgus monteithi](/source/Omorgus_monteithi)* (Scholtz, 1986)
- *[Omorgus nanningensis](/source/Omorgus_nanningensis)* Pittino, 2005
- *[Omorgus nigroscobinus](/source/Omorgus_nigroscobinus)* (Scholtz, 1986)
- *[Omorgus nocheles](/source/Omorgus_nocheles)* Scholtz, 1990
- *[Omorgus nodicollis](/source/Omorgus_nodicollis)* (Macleay, 1888)
- *[Omorgus nodosus](/source/Omorgus_nodosus)* (Robinson, 1940)
- *[Omorgus ovalis](/source/Omorgus_ovalis)* (Haaf, 1957)
- *[Omorgus pampeanus](/source/Omorgus_pampeanus)* (Burmeister, 1876)
- *[Omorgus parvicollis](/source/Omorgus_parvicollis)* (Scholtz, 1986)
- *[Omorgus pastillarius](/source/Omorgus_pastillarius)* (Blanchard, 1846)
- *[Omorgus pellosomus](/source/Omorgus_pellosomus)* (Scholtz, 1986)
- *[Omorgus perhispidus](/source/Omorgus_perhispidus)* (Blackburn, 1904)
- *[Omorgus persuberosus](/source/Omorgus_persuberosus)* (Vaurie, 1962)
- *[Omorgus punctatus](/source/Omorgus_punctatus)* (Germar, 1824)
- *[Omorgus quadridens](/source/Omorgus_quadridens)* (Blackburn, 1892)
- *[Omorgus quadrinodosus](/source/Omorgus_quadrinodosus)* (Haaf, 1954)
- *[Omorgus regalis](/source/Omorgus_regalis)* (Haaf, 1954)
- *[Omorgus rodriguezae](/source/Omorgus_rodriguezae)* Deloya, 2005
- *[Omorgus rotundulus](/source/Omorgus_rotundulus)* (Haaf, 1957)
- *[Omorgus rubricans](/source/Omorgus_rubricans)* (Robinson, 1946)
- *[Omorgus salebrosus](/source/Omorgus_salebrosus)* (Macleay, 1871)
- *[Omorgus scabrosus](/source/Omorgus_scabrosus)* (Palisot de Beauvois, 1818)
- *[Omorgus scutellaris](/source/Omorgus_scutellaris)* (Say, 1824)
- *[Omorgus semicostatus](/source/Omorgus_semicostatus)* (Macleay, 1871)
- *[Omorgus setosipennis](/source/Omorgus_setosipennis)* (Blackburn, 1904)
- *[Omorgus spatulatus](/source/Omorgus_spatulatus)* (Vaurie, 1962)
- *[Omorgus squamosus](/source/Omorgus_squamosus)* (Macleay, 1871)
- *[Omorgus stellatus](/source/Omorgus_stellatus)* (Harold, 1872)
- *[Omorgus strzeleckensis](/source/Omorgus_strzeleckensis)* (Blackburn, 1895)
- *[Omorgus subcarinatus](/source/Omorgus_subcarinatus)* (MacLeay, 1864)
- *[Omorgus suberosus](/source/Omorgus_suberosus)* (Fabricius, 1775)
- *[Omorgus tasmanicus](/source/Omorgus_tasmanicus)* (Blackburn, 1904)
- *[Omorgus tatei](/source/Omorgus_tatei)* (Blackburn, 1892)
- *[Omorgus tessellatus](/source/Omorgus_tessellatus)* LeConte, 1854
- *[Omorgus texanus](/source/Omorgus_texanus)* LeConte, 1854
- *[Omorgus tomentosus](/source/Omorgus_tomentosus)* (Robinson, 1941)
- *[Omorgus triestinae](/source/Omorgus_triestinae)* Pittino, 1987
- *[Omorgus trilobus](/source/Omorgus_trilobus)* (Haaf, 1954)
- *[Omorgus tytus](/source/Omorgus_tytus)* (Robinson, 1941)
- *[Omorgus umbonatus](/source/Omorgus_umbonatus)* LeConte, 1854
- *[Omorgus undaraensis](/source/Omorgus_undaraensis)* Strümpher et al., 2014
- *[Omorgus villosus](/source/Omorgus_villosus)* (Haaf, 1954)
- *[Omorgus vladislavi](/source/Omorgus_vladislavi)* Kawai, 2009

**Subgenus *Afromorgus***

- *[Omorgus acinus](/source/Omorgus_acinus)* Scholtz, 1980
- *[Omorgus amitinus](/source/Omorgus_amitinus)* (Kolbe, 1904)
- *[Omorgus asperulatus](/source/Omorgus_asperulatus)* (Harold, 1872)
- *[Omorgus baccatus](/source/Omorgus_baccatus)* (Gerstaecker, 1867)
- *[Omorgus batesi](/source/Omorgus_batesi)* (Harold, 1872)
- *[Omorgus bayoni](/source/Omorgus_bayoni)* (Pittino, 2011)
- *[Omorgus benadirensis](/source/Omorgus_benadirensis)* (Pittino, 2011)
- *[Omorgus birmanicus](/source/Omorgus_birmanicus)* (Arrow, 1927)
- *[Omorgus borgognoi](/source/Omorgus_borgognoi)* (Marchand, 1902)
- *[Omorgus chinensis](/source/Omorgus_chinensis)* (Boheman, 1858)
- *[Omorgus consanguineus](/source/Omorgus_consanguineus)* (Péringuey, 1901)
- *[Omorgus denticulatus](/source/Omorgus_denticulatus)* (Olivier, 1789)
- *[Omorgus discedens](/source/Omorgus_discedens)* (Haaf, 1954)
- *[Omorgus drumonti](/source/Omorgus_drumonti)* (Pittino, 2011)
- *[Omorgus elevatus](/source/Omorgus_elevatus)* (Harold, 1872)
- *[Omorgus endroedyi](/source/Omorgus_endroedyi)* (Scholtz, 1979)
- *[Omorgus expansus](/source/Omorgus_expansus)* (Arrow, 1900)
- *[Omorgus fenestrellus](/source/Omorgus_fenestrellus)* (Balthasar, 1939)
- *[Omorgus foveolatus](/source/Omorgus_foveolatus)* (Boheman, 1860)
- *[Omorgus frater](/source/Omorgus_frater)* (Pittino, 2005)
- *[Omorgus freyi](/source/Omorgus_freyi)* (Haaf, 1954)
- *[Omorgus funestus](/source/Omorgus_funestus)* (Lansberge, 1886)
- *[Omorgus gemmatus](/source/Omorgus_gemmatus)* (Olivier, 1789)
- *[Omorgus genieri](/source/Omorgus_genieri)* Scholtz, 1991
- *[Omorgus granulatus](/source/Omorgus_granulatus)* (Herbst, 1783)
- *[Omorgus guttalis](/source/Omorgus_guttalis)* (Haaf, 1954)
- *[Omorgus haagi](/source/Omorgus_haagi)* (Harold, 1872)
- *[Omorgus inclusus](/source/Omorgus_inclusus)* (Walker, 1858)
- *[Omorgus indicus](/source/Omorgus_indicus)* (Harold, 1872)
- *[Omorgus inermis](/source/Omorgus_inermis)* (Pittino, 2005)
- *[Omorgus insignis](/source/Omorgus_insignis)* (Haaf, 1954)
- *[Omorgus italicus](/source/Omorgus_italicus)* (Reiche, 1853)
- *[Omorgus lindemannae](/source/Omorgus_lindemannae)* (Petrovitz, 1975)
- *[Omorgus lobicollis](/source/Omorgus_lobicollis)* (Arrow, 1927)
- *[Omorgus lugubris](/source/Omorgus_lugubris)* (Haaf, 1954)
- *[Omorgus maindroni](/source/Omorgus_maindroni)* (Pittino, 2005)
- *[Omorgus maissouri](/source/Omorgus_maissouri)* (Haaf, 1954)
- *[Omorgus melancholicus](/source/Omorgus_melancholicus)* (Fahraeus, 1857)
- *[Omorgus mollis](/source/Omorgus_mollis)* (Arrow, 1927)
- *[Omorgus mutabilis](/source/Omorgus_mutabilis)* (Haaf, 1954)
- *[Omorgus niloticus](/source/Omorgus_niloticus)* (Harold, 1872)
- *[Omorgus obesus](/source/Omorgus_obesus)* (Scholtz, 1980)
- *[Omorgus omacanthus](/source/Omorgus_omacanthus)* (Harold, 1872)
- *[Omorgus pauliani](/source/Omorgus_pauliani)* (Haaf, 1954)
- *[Omorgus ponderosus](/source/Omorgus_ponderosus)* (Péringuey, 1901)
- *[Omorgus principalis](/source/Omorgus_principalis)* (Haaf, 1954)
- *[Omorgus procerus](/source/Omorgus_procerus)* (Harold, 1872)
- *[Omorgus radula](/source/Omorgus_radula)* (Erichson, 1843)
- *[Omorgus reiterorum](/source/Omorgus_reiterorum)* (Kral & Kuban, 2012)
- *[Omorgus rimulosus](/source/Omorgus_rimulosus)* (Haaf, 1957)
- *[Omorgus rusticus](/source/Omorgus_rusticus)* (Fåhraeus, 1857)
- *[Omorgus satorui](/source/Omorgus_satorui)* Kawai, 2006
- *[Omorgus senegalensis](/source/Omorgus_senegalensis)* (Scholtz, 1983)
- *[Omorgus squalidus](/source/Omorgus_squalidus)* (Olivier, 1789)
- *[Omorgus testudo](/source/Omorgus_testudo)* (Arrow, 1927)
- *[Omorgus tuberosus](/source/Omorgus_tuberosus)* Klug, 1855
- *[Omorgus unguicularis](/source/Omorgus_unguicularis)* (Haaf, 1954)
- *[Omorgus varicosus](/source/Omorgus_varicosus)* (Erichson, 1843)
- *[Omorgus verrucosus](/source/Omorgus_verrucosus)* (Reiche, 1856)
- *[Omorgus wittei](/source/Omorgus_wittei)* (Haaf, 1955)
- *[Omorgus zumpti](/source/Omorgus_zumpti)* (Haaf, 1957)

## References

1. ["Genus Omorgus - Hastate Hide Beetles"](https://bugguide.net/node/view/5878). BugGuide.

1. ["Subgenus *Omorgus*"](https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id242940/). BioLib.

1. ["Subgenus *Afromorgus*"](https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id771055/). BioLib.

1. ["Subgenus *Haroldomorgus*"](https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id1259058/). BioLib.

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