| Gymnetis thula | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Gymnetis |
| Species: | G. thula |
| Binomial name | |
| Gymnetis thula Ratcliffe, 2018 | |
| Synonyms | |
Gymnetis caseyiAntoine, 2001 (Nomen nudum) | |
Gymnetis thula, the harlequin flower beetle, is a species of scarab beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. [1]
The family Scarabaeidae, as currently defined, consists of over 30,000 species of beetles worldwide; they are often called scarabs or scarab beetles. The classification of this family has undergone significant change in recent years. Several subfamilies have been elevated to family rank, and some reduced to lower ranks. The subfamilies listed in this article are in accordance with those in Bouchard (2011).
Dung beetles are beetles that feed on feces. Some species of dung beetles can bury dung 250 times their own mass in one night.
Scarabaeoidea is a superfamily of beetles, the only subgroup of the infraorder Scarabaeiformia. Around 35,000 species are placed in this superfamily and some 200 new species are described each year. Its constituent families are also undergoing revision presently, and the family list below is only preliminary.
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Aphodiinae is a subfamily of the scarab beetle family, Scarabaeidae. Members of this subfamily are known commonly as the small dung beetles and many, but not all, are dung beetles. These beetles are found worldwide.
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Gymnetis rhaegali is a species of scarab beetle in the family Scarabaeidae, named after the dragon Rhaegal in the fantasy novel series A Song of Ice and Fire.
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Gymnetis merops is a species of scarab beetle in the family Scarabaeidae.
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