- According to a paper published in the New Zealand-based journal Zootaxa, a new species of beetle has been discovered in India.
- The beetle is very important for forensic science as it helps in ascertaining the time of death of an animal or a human being.
- 'Omorgus khandesh' is necrophagous hence it is also called keratin beetle.
- Blowflies are the first to arrive during body decomposition while keratin feeders reach the last successional stage.
- The bug was discovered by scientist Aparna Sureshchandra Kalavate. He works with the Zoological Survey of India in Pune.
- Co-author of this paper is Werner P Strumpfer.
- The new species is from the Trogidae family. Now, there are total 14 species of this family in India.
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