Conalia helva | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Mordellidae |
Genus: | Conalia |
Species: | C. helva |
Binomial name | |
Conalia helva (LeConte, 1862) | |
Synonyms | |
Glipodes helva LeConte, 1862 |
Conalia helva is a beetle in the genus Conalia of the family Mordellidae. It was described in 1862 by John Lawrence LeConte. [1] It has been found in dead Pinus taeda logs and peach wood. [2]
The Tenebrionoidea are a very large and diverse superfamily of beetles. It generally corresponds to the Heteromera of earlier authors.
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.
Conalia 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.
Ermischiella is a genus of beetles in the family Mordellidae, containing the following species:
Glipostena 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.
Mordellistenoda is a genus of beetles in the family Mordellidae, containing the following species:
Mordellochroa is a genus of tumbling flower beetles in the family Mordellidae. There are about nine described species in Mordellochroa.
Mordellistena pallipes, the pale-legged tumbling flower beetle, is a species of beetle from the family Mordellidae. It has an extensive distribution across the northern United States and southern Canada, with its native range stretching east-to-west from New Hampshire to Minnesota, and north-to-south from Ontario to Virginia.
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.
Glipostena dimorpha is a species of beetle in the genus Glipostena. It was discovered in 1999.
Glipostena hogsbacki is a species of beetle in the genus Glipostena. It was discovered in 1999. It is known from Sulawesi.
Glipostena medleri is a species of beetle in the genus Glipostena. It was discovered in 1999.
The Stenaliini are a tribe of beetles in the family Mordellidae.
Conalia melanops is a beetle in the genus Conalia of the family Mordellidae. It was described in 1946 by Ray.
Paramordellaria is a genus of tumbling flower beetles in the family Mordellidae. There are at least two described species in Paramordellaria.
Hoshihananomia inflammata is a species of tumbling flower beetle in the family Mordellidae. It is found in North America.
Arotes is a genus of parasitoid wasps belonging to the family Ichneumonidae.
Arotes decorus is a species from the family Ichneumonidae. It is a parasitoid of Xylotrechus colonus and Yakuhananomia bidentata beetles.