Omorgus (Omorgus) loxus (Vaurie, 1955)

Trox loxus Vaurie 1955: 58 (Mexico)

Distribution. French Guiana: Moragues 2010b: 77 (as O. lauxus [sic]); JRSD. Brazil: Vaurie 1962: 147 (as Trox loxus); Ratcliffe 1978a: 301 (as Trox loxus); Scholtz 1990: 1416; Zídek 2013: 12, 2017: 103. Other: Vaurie 1955: 58 (Argentina?, Mexico - as Trox loxus), 1962: 147 (Argentina, Mexico - as Trox loxus); Ratcliffe 1978a: 301 (Argentina, Mexico, Panama - as Trox loxus); Scholtz 1990: 1416 (Argentina, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico); Zídek 2013: 12 (Argentina, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico), 2017: 103 (Argentina, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico).

Note. The identification of the specimen of Omorgus loxus from French Guiana in Moragues (2010b: 77) is made by Howden (G. Moragues, pers. comm. 2013) and confirmed by Rheinheimer (J. Rheinheimer, pers. comm. 2014), who acquired the collection of Moragues.