Omorgus suberosus

Omorgus suberosus
Omorgus suberosus. Museum specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Trogidae
Genus:	Omorgus
Species:	O. suberosus
Binomial name
Omorgus suberosus (Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms
Trox alternatus Say, 1831 Trox crenatus Olivier, 1789 Trox denticulatus Palisot de Beauvois, 1818 Trox gibbus Olivier, 1789 Trox manilensis Schultze, 1915 Trox nobilis Wollaston, 1867 Trox ovatus Palisot de Beauvois, 1818 Trox torressalai Baguena, 1959 Trox tricolor Blackburn, 1904 Trox triestinae Pittino, 1987

Omorgus suberosus, common name Hide Beetle, is a beetle of the family Trogidae.

Omorgus suberosus can reach a length of 11–14 millimetres (0.43–0.55 in). The dorsal surface is convex and very rough, with ridges and tubercles, pale brown in color. Pronotum has long fine setae. These insects are carrion feeders. They overwinter as adults.

This species is present in Czech Republic, Hungary, Spain, from southern USA to South America and in Australia (New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia).

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