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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.
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.
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.
Mordellistena is a genus of beetles in the family Mordellidae, containing the following species:
Mordellistena swezeyi is a species of beetle in the genus Mordellistena of the family Mordellidae. It was described by Calycina Blair in 1928.
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.
Calycina borneensis is a species of beetle in the genus Calycina. It was described in 1922.
Calycina guineensis is a species of beetle in the genus Calycina. It was described in 1922.
Calycina nigriceps is a species of beetle in the genus Calycina. It was described in 1922.
Calycina palpalis is a species of beetle in the genus Calycina. It was described in 1922.
Calycina tarsalis is a species of beetle in the genus Calycina. It was described in 1922.
Calycina sericeobrunnea is a species of beetle in the genus Calycina. It was described in 1915.
Calycina gardneri is a species of beetle in the genus Calycina. It was described in 1931.
Calycina nigroapicalis is a species of beetle in the genus Calycina. It was described in 1967.
Calycina major is a species of beetle in the genus Calycina. It was described in 1967.
Calycina impressa is a species of beetle in the genus Calycina. It was described in 1931.
Calycina horaki is a species of beetle in the genus Calycina. It was described Ruzzier and Kovalev in 2016.
References
- ↑ Mordellidae Species List at Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University, archived from the original on 7 October 2014, retrieved 8 August 2015