Biology:Gnorimella

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Gnorimella
Gnorimella maculosa (Knoch).jpg
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Gnorimella

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

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

  1. 1.0 1.1 Evans, Arthur V. (2014). Beetles of Eastern North America. Princeton University Press. pp. 175. ISBN 978-1-4008-5182-9. 
  2. "Gnorimella maculosa". chebucto.ns.ca. 2004. http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Environment/NHR/Gnorimella_maculosa.html. 
  3. "Species Gnorimella maculosa - BugGuide.Net". bugguide.net. 2014. http://bugguide.net/node/view/15370. "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. 

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