Mordellaria | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Family: | Mordellidae |
Tribe: | Mordellini |
Genus: | Mordellaria Ermisch, 1950 |
Type species | |
Mordella scripta Fairmaire & Germain, 1863 |
Mordellaria is a genus of tumbling flower beetles in the family Mordellidae. There are more than 10 described species in Mordellaria. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
These species belong to the genus Mordellaria:
Data sources: i = ITIS, [1] c = Catalogue of Life, [2] g = GBIF, [3] b = Bugguide.net [4]
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