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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Scarab, Stag and Bess Beetles (Scarabaeoidea) » Hide Beetles (Trogidae) » Hastate Hide Beetles (Omorgus) » Omorgus asper
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Beetle - Omorgus asper
Copyright © 2005 Chris Wirth

Beetle - Omorgus asper
Powhatan County, Virginia, USA
October 31, 2005
Can anyone ID this beetle?

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Contributed by Chris Wirth on 2 November, 2005 - 5:34pm
Last updated 10 October, 2008 - 9:56am

Moved
Moved from Hastate Hide Beetles.
… MJ Paulsen, 10 October, 2008 - 9:56am login or register to post comments

Trogidae.
Its a "hide beetle" in the famly Trogidae, either Trox or Omorgus. They are among the last insects to visit carrion, when it is dry and there is little left but skin and bones, fur, or feathers, hence the name "hide beetle."
… Eric R. Eaton, 2 November, 2005 - 5:37pm login or register to post comments

 
Trogidae
Thanks for your help!
… Chris Wirth, 2 November, 2005 - 5:39pm login or register to post comments

 
Omorgus
This is in the genus Omorgus, see identification
… Phillip Harpootlian, 3 November, 2005 - 7:04am login or register to post comments

 
Omorgus
Thanks for your help!
… Chris Wirth, 4 November, 2005 - 1:34pm login or register to post comments

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