Mordella

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Mordella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Mordellidae
Tribe: Mordellini
Genus: Mordella
Linnaeus, 1758
Type species
Mordella aculeata
Linnaeus, 1758
Species

Numerous, see text

Synonyms

MordellistenaBroun, 1880 (non Costa, 1854: preoccupied)

Contents

Mordella is the type genus of the tumbling flower beetle family (Mordellidae), its subfamily Mordellinae and the tribe Mordellini. [1] It is widely distributed in the Holarctic and adjacent regions. [1] [ verification needed ] The larvae are primarily dead wood borers. [2]

Species

Species of Mordella include: [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Mordella Linnaeus, 1758". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
  2. Webb, GA (1987). "Larval Host Plants of Some Australian Mordellidae (Coleoptera))". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 41 (4). The Coleopterists Society: 343. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  3. Mordellidae Species List at Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved on 17 May 2012.