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- A new beetle species has been discovered in India.
- The beetle is important for forensic science as it helps detect the time of death of an animal or human.
- Omorgus Khandesh is necrophagous and is, therefore, also called a keratin beetle.
- The new species belongs to the Trogidae family.
- With the addition of this new species, now there are a total of 14 extant species of this family in India.
- The beetles of this group are sometimes called hide beetles as they tend to cover their body under the soil and hide.
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