The Mordellidae are a family of beetles commonly known as tumbling flower beetles for the typical irregular movements they make when escaping predators, or as pintail beetles due to their abdominal tip which aids them in performing these tumbling movements. Worldwide, there are about 1500 species.
Mordella is the type genus of the tumbling flower beetle family (Mordellidae), its subfamily Mordellinae and the tribe Mordellini. It is widely distributed in the Holarctic and adjacent regions. The larvae are primarily dead wood borers.
Calycina is a genus of beetles in the family Mordellidae, containing the following species:
Glipa is a genus of beetles in the family Mordellidae, containing the following species:
Hoshihananomia is a genus of tumbling flower beetles in the family Mordellidae. There are at least 40 described species in Hoshihananomia.
Phungia is a genus of beetles in the family Mordellidae, containing the following species:
Calyce bicolor is a species of beetle in the Calyce genus. It was found in 1922.
Glipostena is a genus of beetles in the family Mordellidae, containing the following species:
Glipostenoda is a genus of beetles in the family Mordellidae, containing the following species:
Mordellina is a genus of tumbling flower beetles in the family Mordellidae.
Calyce cardinalis is a species of beetle in the Calyce genus. It was discovered in 1922.
Mordellistena is a genus of beetles in the family Mordellidae, containing the following species:
Calyce langeri is a species of beetle in the Calyce genus. It was discovered in 1942.
Calyce reginae is a species of beetle in the Calyce genus. It was discovered in 1942.
Neomordellistena is a genus of beetles in the family Mordellidae, containing the following species:
Pseudodellamora is a genus of beetles in the family Mordellidae, containing the following species:
Tolidostena is a genus of beetles in the family Mordellidae, containing the following species:
Stenalia is a genus of beetles in the family Mordellidae. It contains the following species:
Mordellinae is a subfamily of beetles commonly known as tumbling flower beetles for the typical irregular movements they make when escaping predators, or as pintail beetles due to their abdominal tip which aids them in performing these tumbling movements.
The Conaliini are a tribe of beetles in the family Mordellidae.
