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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.
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.
Mordellaria is a genus of tumbling flower beetles in the family Mordellidae. There are more than 10 described species in Mordellaria.
Tomoxia is a genus of beetles in the family Mordellidae, containing the following species:
Ermischiella is a genus of beetles in the family Mordellidae, containing the following species:
Falsomordellistena is a genus of tumbling flower 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.
Mordellochroa is a genus of tumbling flower beetles in the family Mordellidae. There are about nine described species in Mordellochroa.
Pseudotolida is a genus of tumbling flower beetles in the family Mordellidae. There are at least 20 described species in Pseudotolida.
Mordellistena gina is a beetle in the genus Mordellistena of the family Mordellidae. It was described in 1967 by Nomura.
Mordellistena hidakai is a beetle in the genus Mordellistena of the family Mordellidae. It was described in 1963 by Nomura.
Tomoxia similaris is a species of beetle in the genus Tomoxia of the family Mordellidae. It was described by Nomura in 1967.
Mordellistena paiwana is a species of beetle in the genus Mordellistena of the family Mordellidae. It was described by Nomura in 1967.
Variimorda ihai is a species of tumbling flower beetles in the subfamily Mordellinae of the family Mordellidae.
Falsomordellina nigripennis is a species of beetle in the genus Falsomordellina. It was described in 1967.
Falsomordellina luteoloides is a species of beetle in the genus Falsomordellina. It was described in 1961.
Falsomordellina amamiana is a species of beetle in the genus Falsomordellina. It was described in 1961.
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