Gnorimella
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Genus: | Gnorimella Casey, 1915
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Species: | G. maculosa
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Gnorimella maculosa (Knoch, 1801)
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Gnorimella is a genus of uncommon scarab beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. There is only one species in this genus, Gnorimella maculosa, also known as the maculate flower scarab.[1] Its name refers to its spotted (maculate) patterning. It is 15.2 mm in length.[2] This species prefers a habitat close to deciduous woodland,[3] where it sometimes buzzes around dogwood or viburnum flowers.[1] It can be found in eastern North America.[4]
References
- ^ a b Evans, Arthur V. (2014). Beetles of Eastern North America. Princeton University Press. p. 175. ISBN 978-1-4008-5182-9.
- ^ "Gnorimella maculosa". chebucto.ns.ca. 2004. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ^ "Species Gnorimella maculosa - BugGuide.Net". bugguide.net. 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
name refers to spotted (maculate) pattern on pronotum and elytra.
- ^ Hicks, Stanton D. (1960). "Canadian Specimens of Gnorimella maculosa (Knoch) (Scarabaeidae) with Notes on Variation". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 14 (3): 91–93. JSTOR 3999120.
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