Gymnopleurus sericeifrons

Gymnopleurus sericeifrons
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Gymnopleurus
Species:	G. sericeifrons
Binomial name
	Gymnopleurus sericeifrons; Fairmaire, 1887
Synonyms
	Gymnopleurus aeneipesFairmaire, 1893; Gymnopleurus krugeriKolbe, 1895; Gymnopleurus sericeifrons subsp. abyssinicusMüller, 1941; Gymnopleurus sericeifrons subsp. chlorophanusMüller, 1941; Gymnopleurus sericeifrons subsp. cuprariusKolbe, 1914; Gymnopleurus sericeifrons subsp. cyaneusKolbe, 1914; Gymnopleurus sericeifrons subsp. subauratusKolbe, 1914;

Last updated November 24, 2025

Gymnopleurus sericeifrons is a species of dung beetle found in Afro-tropical countries such as Mozambique,^[1] Kenya,^[2]^[3] India and Sri Lanka.^[4]

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References

↑ "A preliminary checklist of the dung beetle species of Mozambique (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae)" (PDF). CATHARSIUS La Revue, 2019, n°19 : 25-32 12 septembre 2019. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
↑ Gordon, Robert D.; Barbero, Enrico (December 2008). "Dung Beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) of the Mpala Research Centre and Environs, Laikipia District, Kenya". Journal of East African Natural History. pp. 135–164. doi:10.2982/0012-8317-97.2.135 . Retrieved 2021-07-22.
↑ "Three new Afrotropical dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae) in the genera, Kheper Janssens, Gymnopleurus Illiger and Onitis Fabricius, with notes on related species". Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa: Vol. 49, No. 2. 2021-07-22. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
↑ "Gymnopleurus sericeifrons Fairmaire, 1887". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-07-22.

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[1] "A preliminary checklist of the dung beetle species of Mozambique (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae)" (PDF). CATHARSIUS La Revue, 2019, n°19 : 25-32 12 septembre 2019. Retrieved 2021-07-22.

[2] Gordon, Robert D.; Barbero, Enrico (December 2008). "Dung Beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) of the Mpala Research Centre and Environs, Laikipia District, Kenya". Journal of East African Natural History. pp. 135–164. doi:10.2982/0012-8317-97.2.135 . Retrieved 2021-07-22.

[3] "Three new Afrotropical dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae) in the genera, Kheper Janssens, Gymnopleurus Illiger and Onitis Fabricius, with notes on related species". Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa: Vol. 49, No. 2. 2021-07-22. Retrieved 2021-07-22.

[4] "Gymnopleurus sericeifrons Fairmaire, 1887". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-07-22.

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