The TROGIDAE Family

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The family Trogidae includes about 300 species (2.5 to 20.0 mm long), in four worldwide genera. Both adults and larvae feed on hair, feather, fur and skin of dead animals. They also feed on organic material found in nests of mammals and birds.

In the Palearctic region three genera, Afromorgus Scholtz, 1986, Omorgus Erichson, 1847 and Trox Fabricius, 1775 are recorded. The three genera are recorded from the Levant as well, the first two with one species each, and Trox with 12 species.

Genus Afromorgus Scholtz, 1986


Afromorgus verrucosus (Reiche and Saulcy, 1856) - Syria

Genus Omorgus Erichson, 1847


Omorgus denticulatus (Olivier, 1789) - Palestine, Syria

Genus Trox Fabricius, 1775


Trox cadaverinus ssp. cadaverinus (Illiger, 1802) - Syria ?
Trox fabricii Reiche, 1853 - Israel/Palestine ?
[syn. Trox granulatus Fabricius, 1801 - Israel/Palestine]

Trox granulipennis Fairmaire, 1852 - Egypt Sinai, Israel/Palestine, Lebanon, Syria
[syn. Trox barbarus Harold, 1872 - Egypt Sinai]

Trox hispidus (Pontoppidan, 1763) - Israel/Palestine, Syria
Trox klapperichi Pittino, 1983 - Israel/Palestine Jordan, Syria
Trox leonardii Pittino, 1983 - Israel/Palestine, Syria
Trox mixtus Harold, 1872 - Israel/Palestine, Lebanon, Syria
Trox quadrimaculatus Ballion, 1871 - Israel/Palestine
Trox sabulosus ssp. sabulosus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Syria
Trox scaber (Linnaeus, 1767) - Israel/Palestine
Trox sordidatus Balthasar, 1936 - Syria
Trox transversus Reiche, 1856 - Israel/Palestine ?, Lebanon ?, Syria ?