''Omorgus carinatus'' is a
beetle
Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 40 ...
of the family
Trogidae
Trogidae, sometimes called hide beetles, is a family of beetles with a distinctive warty or bumpy appearance. Found worldwide, the family includes about 300 species contained in four or five genera.
Trogids range in length from 2 to 20 mm. Thei ...
. It is found in the
United States
The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 ...
and
Mexico
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...
.
References
Image:Omorgus carinatus variation sjh.jpg, ''Omorgus carinatus'' variation
carinatus
Collatus is a genus of very small and minute sea snails with an operculum, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Vitrinellidae
Vitrinellidae is a family (biology), family of very small and minute sea snails with an Operculum (gastropod), o ...
Insects of Mexico
Beetles of the United States
Beetles described in 1922
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