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Gnorimella
Holotype
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Subfamily:	Cetoniinae
Genus:	Gnorimella Casey, 1915
Species:	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. Its name refers to its spotted (maculate) patterning. It is 15.2 mm in length. This species prefers a habitat close to deciduous woodland, where it sometimes buzzes around dogwood or viburnum flowers. It can be found in eastern North America.

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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