Mordellaria undulata

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Mordellaria undulata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Mordellidae
Genus: Mordellaria
Species:
M. undulata
Binomial name
Mordellaria undulata
(Melsheimer, 1845)
Synonyms
  • Mordella undulata Melsheimer, 1846

Mordellaria undulata is a species of tumbling flower beetle in the family Mordellidae. It is found in North America. [1] [2] [3]

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Material examined

A collection localities has been examined in New Brunswick, Canada of Mordellaria undulata. New Brunswick, Queens Co., Cranberry Lake P.N.A. (Protected Natural Area), 46.1125°N, 65.6075°W, 4–18.VIII.2011, M. Roy & V. Webster, Lindgren funnel traps in forest canopy (2, RWC). [4]

Collection Methods

Many Mordellidae specimens were acquired by scouring grass or flowers. Others were obtained from Lindgren 12-funnel trap samples as part of a study to establish a broad attractant for detecting invading Cerambycidae species. These traps superficially resemble tree trunks and are frequently useful for sampling Coleoptera species that live in microhabitats associated with standing trees.

Distribution

For each species in New Brunswick, distribution maps were made with ArcMap and ArcGIS are given. Every species is cited with its current distribution in Canada and Alaska, using state, province, and territory acronyms. Under Distribution in Canada and Alaska, new records for New Brunswick are highlighted in bold.

(Visit the reference to see the abbreviations with the current distribution in Canada and Alaska and acronyms of collection.)

References

  1. "Mordellaria undulata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. "Mordellaria undulata". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. Webster, Reginald; Sweeney, Jon; DeMerchant, Ian (2012-04-04). "New Coleoptera records from New Brunswick, Canada: Mordellidae and Ripiphoridae". ZooKeys (179): 243–256. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.179.2583 . ISSN   1313-2970. PMC   3337063 . PMID   22539896.

Citizen science observations for Mordellaria undulata at iNaturalist