Gnorimella

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]

Gnorimella
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Gnorimella

Casey, 1915
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G. maculosa
Binomial name
Gnorimella maculosa
(Knoch, 1801)

References

  1. Evans, Arthur V. (2014). Beetles of Eastern North America. Princeton University Press. p. 175. ISBN 978-1-4008-5182-9.
  2. "Gnorimella maculosa". chebucto.ns.ca. 2004. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  3. "Species Gnorimella maculosa - BugGuide.Net". bugguide.net. 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014. name refers to spotted (maculate) pattern on pronotum and elytra.
  4. 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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