Mordella

Mordella
Imago of Mordella aculeata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Mordellidae
Subfamily:	Mordellinae
Tribe:	Mordellini
Genus:	Mordella Linnaeus, 1758
Type species
Mordella aculeata Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms
MordellistenaBroun, 1880 (non Costa, 1854: preoccupied)

Mordella is the type genus of the tumbling flower beetle family (Mordellidae), its subfamily Mordellinae and the tribe Mordellini. ^[1] Its species are found on every continent except Antarctica. ^[2] The larvae are primarily dead wood borers. ^[3]

Species

Species of Mordella include:

• Mordella abbreviata Solier, 1851 ^[4]
• Mordella aculeata Linnaeus, 1758 ^[2]
• Mordella adipata Lea, 1917 ^{[5] [6]}
• Mordella aeruginosa Champion, 1891 ^[7]
• Mordella africana Franciscolo, 1955 ^[8]
• Mordella albiventris Maeklin, 1875 ^[9]
• Mordella albodispersa Pic, 1933 ^[9]
• Mordella albomacaculata Lucas, 1857 ^[9]
• Mordella albonotata Maeklin, 1875 ^[9]
• Mordella alboscutellata Lea, 1895 ^{[5] [6]}
• Mordella albosparsa Gemminger, 1870 ^{[5] [6]}
• Mordella albosuturalis Liljeblad, 1922 ^[2]
• Mordella alphabetica Lea, 1917 ^{[5] [6]}
• Mordella amoena Maeklin, 1875 ^[9]
• Mordella andina Fairmaire & Germain, 1863 ^[4]
• Mordella angulata LeConte, 1878 ^[2]
• Mordella apicalis Pic, 1929 ^[9]
• Mordella aradasiana Patti, 1840 ^[2]
• Mordella argenteonotata Pic, 1936 ^[9]
• Mordella argentifera Fairmaire, 1849 ^[2]
• Mordella argentipunctata Curtis, 1845 ^{[9] [4]}
• Mordella atrata Melsheimer, 1845 ^[2]
• Mordella atripes Pic, 1936 ^{[2] [9]}
• Mordella aureofasciata Pic, 1917 ^[9]
• Mordella aurolineata Ray, 1936 ^[9]
• Mordella auronotata Lea, 1917 ^{[5] [6]}
• Mordella auropubescens Ray, 1936 ^[9]
• Mordella auroviolacea Ray, 1936 ^[4]
• Mordella australis Boisduval, 1835 ^{[5] [6]}
• Mordella baldiensis Blackburn, 1891 ^{[6] [5]}
• Mordella bicoloriceps Pic, 1936 ^[9]
• Mordella bicoloriventris Pic, 1936 ^[9]
• Mordella biformis Champion, 1891 ^[10]
• Mordella biquadrinotata Pic, 1936 ^[2]
• Mordella bistrimaculata Pic, 1936 ^{[2] [9]}
• Mordella blanchardi Solier, 1851 ^[4]
• Mordella blanda Lea, 1917 ^{[5] [6]}
• Mordella brachyura Mulsant, 1856 ^[2]
• Mordella brasiliana Maeklin, 1875 ^[9]
• Mordella brevis Lea, 1902 ^{[5] [6]}
• Mordella brevistylis Liljeblad, 1922 ^[2]
• Mordella bribiensis Lea, 1921 ^{[5] [6]}
• Mordella brincki Franciscolo, 1965 ^[8]
• Mordella calodema Lea, 1917 ^{[5] [6]}
• Mordella calopasa Lea, 1917 ^{[5] [6]}
• Mordella caloptera Lea, 1917 ^{[5] [6]}
• Mordella capillosa Liljeblad, 1945 ^[2]
• Mordella cara Blackburn, 1893 ^{[5] [6]}
• Mordella caracaensis Pic, 1929 ^[9]
• Mordella caroli Lea, 1896 ^{[5] [6]}
• Mordella castaneipennis Fairmaire & Germain, 1863 ^[4]
• Mordella chevrolati Champion, 1891 ^[11]
• Mordella cinereoatra Liljeblad, 1945 ^[2]
• Mordella clavicornis Kirby, 1818 ^{[2] [9]}
• Mordella communis Waterhouse, 1878 ^[6]
• Mordella comptei Plaza, 1977 ^[2]
• Mordella consobrina Maeklin, 1875 ^[9]
• Mordella conspecta Lea, 1917 ^{[5] [6]}
• Mordella corvina Lea, 1917 ^{[5] [6]}
• Mordella cuneata Lea, 1902 ^{[5] [6]}
• Mordella curtipennis Pic, 1936 ^{[2] [9]}
• Mordella decorata Maeklin, 1875 ^[9]
• Mordella deserta Casey, 1885 ^[2]
• Mordella distincta Lea, 1895 ^{[5] [6]}
• Mordella dodonaeae Montrouzier, 1860 ^{[5] [6]}
• Mordella dumbrelli Lea, 1895 ^{[5] [6]}
• Mordella duodecimpunctata Rossi, 1790 ^[2]
• Mordella duplicata Schilsky, 1895 ^[2]
• Mordella elegantula Csiki, 1915 ^{[5] [6]}
• Mordella erythrura Fairmaire & Germain, 1863 ^[4]
• Mordella festiva Lea, 1895 ^{[5] [6]}
• Mordella flavicans W.J. Macleay, 1887 ^{[5] [6]}
• Mordella flavopunctata Castelnau, 1833 ^[9]
• Mordella flexuosa Fairmaire & Germain, 1863 ^[4]
• Mordella fruhstorferi Pic, 1936 ^{[2] [9]}
• Mordella fuliginosa Maeklin, 1875 ^[9]
• Mordella fulvonotata Maeklin, 1875 ^[9]
• Mordella fulvosignata Fairmaire & Germain, 1863 ^[4]
• Mordella fumosa Fairmaire & Germain, 1863 ^[4]
• Mordella fuscipilis Champion, 1895 ^{[5] [6]}
• Mordella fuscocinerea Fall, 1907 ^[2]
• Mordella gounellei Pic, 1924 ^[9]
• Mordella goyasensis Pic, 1929 ^[9]
• Mordella grandis Liljeblad, 1922 ^[2]
• Mordella graphiptera Champion, 1895 ^{[5] [6]}
• Mordella gratiosa Plaza & Compte, 1980 ^[2]
• Mordella griseosuturalis Pic, 1936 ^{[2] [9]}
• Mordella guyanensis Pic, 1929 ^[2]
• Mordella haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1801 ^[9]
• Mordella hamata Fabricius, 1801 ^[9]
• Mordella hamatilis W.J. Macleay, 1887 ^{[5] [6]}
• Mordella heros Palm, 1823 ^[9]
• Mordella hieroglyphica Fairmaire & Germain, 1863 ^[4]
• Mordella hoberlandti Horak, 1985 ^[2]
• Mordella hofferi Horak, 1979 ^[2]
• Mordella holomelaena Apfelbeck, 1914 ^[2]
• Mordella holosericea Solier, 1851 ^[4]
• Mordella hoshihanamima Franciscolo, 1965 ^[8]
• Mordella hubbsi Liljeblad, 1922 ^[2]
• Mordella huetheri Ermisch, 1956 ^[2]
• Mordella humeralis Waterhouse, 1878 ^{[5] [6]}
• Mordella humeropicta Ermisch, 1962 ^{[5] [6]}
• Mordella ignota Lea, 1895 ^{[5] [6]}
• Mordella immaculata Smith, 1883 ^[2]
• Mordella inconspicua Lea, 1895 ^{[5] [6]}
• Mordella indata Statz, 1952 ^[2]
• Mordella inornata Lea, 1902 ^{[5] [6]}
• Mordella inouei Nomura, 1958 ^[2]
• Mordella insulata LeConte, 1859 ^[2]
• Mordella inusitata Blackburn, 1893 ^{[5] [6]}
• Mordella invisitata Liljeblad, 1945 ^[2]
• Mordella iridea Lea, 1917 ^{[5] [6]}
• Mordella jucunda Broun, 1880 ^[12]
• Mordella knulli Liljeblad, 1922 ^[2]
• Mordella krausei Philippi & Philippi, 1864 ^[4]
• Mordella lapidicola Wickham, 1909 ^[2]
• Mordella latejuncta Pic, 1924 ^[9]
• Mordella latemaculata Ray, 1944 ^[2]
• Mordella laterufescens Pic, 1936 ^[9]
• Mordella leai Csiki, 1915 ^{[5] [6]}
• Mordella legionensis Plaza & Compte, 1980 ^[2]
• Mordella lemoulti Pic, 1936 ^[2]
• Mordella leucaspis Küster, 1849 ^[2]
• Mordella leucostigma Fairmaire & Germain, 1863 ^[4]
• Mordella lineatonotata Ray, 1936 ^[9]
• Mordella longegumeralis Pic, 1936 ^[2]
• Mordella longehumeralis Pic, 1936 ^[9]
• Mordella longicauda Roubal, 1921 ^[2]
• Mordella luctuosa Solier, 1851 ^[4]
• Mordella lunulata Helmuth, 1865 ^[2]
• Mordella luteodispersa Pic, 1936 ^[2]
• Mordella luteosuturalis Pic, 1936 ^{[2] [9]}
• Mordella maculipennis Ray, 1936 ^[9]
• Mordella major Pic, 1936 ^[9]
• Mordella malleri Pic, 1936 ^{[2] [9]}
• Mordella marginata Melsheimer, 1845 ^[2]
• Mordella mariaclairae Leblanc, 2013 ^[2]
• Mordella marmorata Fabricius, 1801 ^[9]
• Mordella maroniensis Pic, 1924 ^[9]
• Mordella mastersi Lea, 1895 ^{[5] [6]}
• Mordella mediolineata Pic, 1936 ^{[2] [9]}
• Mordella melaena Germar, 1824 ^[2]
• Mordella meridionalis Méquignon, 1946 ^[5]
• Mordella mesoleuca Lea, 1929 ^{[5] [6]}
• Mordella metasternalis Lea, 1917 ^{[5] [6]}
• Mordella mexicana Champion, 1891 ^[5]
• Mordella minima Montrouzier, 1860 ^[2]
• Mordella mixta Fabricius, 1801 ^[2]
• Mordella mongolica Ermisch, 1964 ^[13]
• Mordella moorei (Perroud, 1864) ^[6]
• Mordella nana Fairmaire & Germain, 1863 ^[4]
• Mordella nigrans W.J. Macleay, 1887 ^{[5] [6]}
• Mordella nigroapicalis Pic, 1941 ^[9]
• Mordella nigromaculata Champion, 1891 ^[2]
• Mordella niveoscutellata Nakane & Nomura, 1950 ^[2]
• Mordella norfolcensis Lea, 1917 ^{[5] [6]}
• Mordella notatipennis Lea, 1917 ^{[5] [6]}
• Mordella novemmaculata Lea, 1902 ^{[5] [6]}
• Mordella novemnotata Ray, 1944 ^[2]
• Mordella obliqua LeConte, 1878 ^[2]
• Mordella obliquirufa Lea, 1917 ^{[5] [6]}
• Mordella obscuripennis W.J. Macleay, 1887 ^{[5] [6]}
• Mordella ochrotricha Nomura, 1958 ^[2]
• Mordella ornata Waterhouse, 1878 ^{[5] [6]}
• Mordella ovalisticta W.J. Macleay, 1887 ^{[5] [6]}
• Mordella pallida Lea, 1895 ^{[5] [6]}
• Mordella palmae Emery, 1876 ^[2]
• Mordella parva Champion, 1895 ^{[5] [6]}
• Mordella pauli Pic, 1924 ^[9]
• Mordella pauper Maeklin, 1875 ^[9]
• Mordella perspicillata Costa, 1854 ^[2]
• Mordella picta Chevrolat, 1829 ^[9]
• Mordella plaumanni Pic, 1936 ^{[2] [9]}
• Mordella poeciloptera Lea, 1929 ^{[5] [6]}
• Mordella pondolandiae Franciscolo, 1965 ^[8]
• Mordella pretiosa Champion, 1891 ^[2]
• Mordella priscula Cockerell, 1925 ^[2]
• Mordella promiscua Erichson, 1842 ^{[5] [6]}
• Mordella proxima Solier, 1851 ^[4]
• Mordella pulchra Lea, 1895 ^{[5] [6]}
• Mordella pulverulenta W.J. Macleay, 1887 ^{[5] [6]}
• Mordella punctulata Maeklin, 1875 ^[9]
• Mordella purpurascens Apfelbeck, 1914 ^[2]
• Mordella pustulosa Champion, 1891 ^[14]
• Mordella pygidialis Apfelbeck, 1914 ^{[2] [6]}
• Mordella pygmaea Champion, 1895 ^{[5] [6]}
• Mordella quadrimaculata Lea, 1917 ^{[5] [6]}
• Mordella quadripunctata (Say, 1824) ^[2]
• Mordella quadripustulata Maeklin, 1875 ^[9]
• Mordella quadrisignata Chevrolat, 1834 ^[15]
• Mordella quomoi Franciscolo, 1942 ^[5]
• Mordella reitteri Pic, 1936 ^[2]
• Mordella robusta Pic, 1936 ^[2]
• Mordella rudebecki Franciscolo, 1965 ^[8]
• Mordella ruficauda Maeklin, 1875 ^[9]
• Mordella ruficollis Waterhouse, 1878 ^{[5] [6]}
• Mordella rufipennis Solier, 1851 ^[4]
• Mordella rufipes Lea, 1895 ^{[5] [6]}
• Mordella rufomaculata Champion, 1891 ^[16]
• Mordella rufopectoralis Pic, 1936 ^{[2] [9]}
• Mordella rufoaxillaris Fairmaire & Germain, 1860 ^[4]
• Mordella scheelei Ermisch, 1941 ^[2]
• Mordella schwarzi Liljeblad, 1945 ^[2]
• Mordella scita Maeklin, 1875 ^[9]
• Mordella sellata Champion, 1891 ^[17]
• Mordella seriata Champion, 1891 ^[18]
• Mordella sericans Lea, 1917 ^{[5] [6]}
• Mordella sexdecimguttata Montrouzier, 1860 ^[2]
• Mordella sexnotata Champion, 1891 ^[9]
• Mordella shirozui Nomura, 1967 ^[2]
• Mordella signata Champion, 1891 ^[2]
• Mordella simillima Lea, 1902 ^{[5] [6]}
• Mordella sticticoptera Champion, 1891 ^[19]
• Mordella stygia Wickham, 1914 ^[2]
• Mordella subapicalis Pic, 1936 ^[9]
• Mordella subauratonotata Pic, 1924 ^[9]
• Mordella subfasciata Maeklin, 1875 ^[9]
• Mordella submaculata Ray, 1936 ^[9]
• Mordella subnotata Maeklin, 1875 ^[9]
• Mordella subobliquefasciata Pic, 1936 ^[2]
• Mordella subvittata W.J. Macleay, 1887 ^{[5] [6]}
• Mordella sultiatronotata Pic, 1917 ^[9]
• Mordella summermanae Ray, 1939 ^[20]
• Mordella suturalis Fairmaire & Germain, 1863 ^[4]
• Mordella sydneyana Blackburn, 1893 ^{[5] [6]}
• Mordella tabulae Franciscolo, 1965 ^[8]
• Mordella tachyporiformis Curtis, 1845 ^[9]
• Mordella tarsalis Lea, 1917 ^{[5] [6]}
• Mordella teitteri Pic, 1936 ^[9]
• Mordella tenella Maeklin, 1875 ^[9]
• Mordella tenuicauda Nomura, 1958 ^[2]
• Mordella testacea Forster, 1771 ^[2]
• Mordella testaceipes Pic, 1936 ^{[2] [9]}
• Mordella testaceohumeralis Pic, 1936 ^{[2] [9]}
• Mordella tetraspilota Champion, 1891 ^[6]
• Mordella tetrastictoptera Lea, 1929 ^{[5] [6]}
• Mordella thoracica Solier, 1851 ^[4]
• Mordella tijucaensis Pic, 1936 ^[9]
• Mordella tomentosa Boisduval, 1835 ^{[5] [6]}
• Mordella trifasciata Pic, 1936 ^{[2] [9]}
• Mordella trilobibasa Lea, 1929 ^{[5] [6]}
• Mordella tristicula Maeklin, 1875 ^[9]
• Mordella tristis Lea, 1895 ^{[5] [6]}
• Mordella turneri Franciscolo, 1965 ^[8]
• Mordella undosa W.J. Macleay, 1887 ^{[5] [6]}
• Mordella v-aureum Lea, 1902 ^[6]
• Mordella v-fasciata Lea, 1895 ^{[5] [6]}
• Mordella varienotata Píc, 1941 ^[2]
• Mordella vaureum Lea, 1902 ^[5]
• Mordella velutina Emery, 1876 ^[2]
• Mordella verdensis Pic, 1936 ^{[2] [9]}
• Mordella vesconis Solier, 1851 ^[4]
• Mordella vestita Emery, 1876 ^[2]
• Mordella vidua Solier, 1851 ^[4]
• Mordella violacescens Philippi, 1864 ^[4]
• Mordella viridescens Costa, 1854 ^[2]
• Mordella viridis Pic, 1930 ^[9]
• Mordella waterhousei Champion, 1895 ^{[5] [6]}
• Mordella wiburdi Lea, 1895 ^{[5] [6]}
• Mordella xanthogastra Fairmaire & Germain, 1863 ^[4]
• Mordella yami Nomura, 1967 ^[2]

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External links

• "Mordella". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.