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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Scarabaeoidea » Hide Beetles (Trogidae) » Hastate Hide Beetles (Omorgus)
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Omorgus from AZ - Omorgus
Copyright © 2008 margarethe brummermann

Omorgus from AZ - Omorgus
Pima, Cochise, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
Not two look alike. One may just be very worn. I know they cannot be IDed from the pics, but how many species am I dealing with?
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Contributed by margarethe brummermann on 27 July, 2008 - 5:28pm
Last updated 16 August, 2008 - 2:16pm

We certainly like this one, where you can see
them all side by side. There may be some "rule" against it, but we think it is very appropriate for the genus page at least until someone builds up the images on the info page with individual images.
… john and jane balaban, 6 December, 2010 - 9:36am login or register to post comments

These all have also individual pages.
should I delete this panel then?
… margarethe brummermann, 6 December, 2010 - 8:57am login or register to post comments

Dets
Clockwise from upper left: Omorgus punctatus, Omorgus suberosus, Omorgus carinatus, Omorgus scutellaris.
… William B. Warner, 5 December, 2010 - 5:24pm login or register to post comments

 
Sweeet!
Great to get some IDs determined for these. Thanks!
… john and jane balaban, 5 December, 2010 - 5:27pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Scarab Beetles.
… margarethe brummermann, 16 August, 2008 - 2:16pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Beetles.
… john and jane balaban, 16 August, 2008 - 12:54pm login or register to post comments

I'd say 4
While some are worn, these are distinctly different from what I can see.
… Phillip Harpootlian, 27 July, 2008 - 6:19pm login or register to post comments

 
Thought so.
I guess still no doublicates to send to you.
… margarethe brummermann, 27 July, 2008 - 7:28pm login or register to post comments

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