Gyronotus perissinottoi

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Gyronotus perissonottoi
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G. perissinottoi
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Gyronotus perissinottoi
Moretto in Moretto & Perissinoto, 2013

Gyronotus perissinottoi is a species of scarab beetle. The species was found in South Africa, and formally described in 2013.[1] According to Sci-News, "Gyronotus beetles are regarded among the most endangered of the African scarab beetles because of their sensitivity to disturbance".[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Philippe Moretto & Renzo Perissinotto (2013). "Description and ecology of two new species of Gyronotus van Lansberge, 1874 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) from southern Africa". ZooKeys (344): 73–82. doi:10.3897/zookeys.344.6101. PMC 3817437. PMID 24194661.
  2. ^ Enrico de Lazaro (22 October 2013). "Two new species of mysterious scarab beetles found in Southern Africa". . Retrieved 23 October 2013.


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