Spiny-beetle
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Gronocarus
lobed spiny burrowing beetle, lobeless spiny burrowing beetle
Gronocarus is a small genus of scarab beetles in the family Scarabaeidae, subfamily Melolonthinae. The genus contains at least three described species, including G. autumnalis and G. inornatus, which exhibit distinct morphological differences in pronotal lobe development. These beetles are burrowing species with spiny morphology.