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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.
Mordella is the type genus of the tumbling flower beetle family (Mordellidae), its subfamily Mordellinae and the tribe Mordellini. It is widely distributed in the Holarctic and adjacent regions. The larvae are primarily dead wood borers.
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:
Mordellistena is a genus of beetles in the family Mordellidae, containing the following species:
Mordellochroa is a genus of tumbling flower beetles in the family Mordellidae. There are about nine described species in Mordellochroa.
Neomordellistena is a genus of beetles in the family Mordellidae, containing the following species:
Pseudotolida is a genus of tumbling flower beetles in the family Mordellidae. There are at least 20 described species in Pseudotolida.
Stenalia is a genus of beetles in the family Mordellidae, containing the following species:
Mordellinae is a subfamily 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.
Ermischiella bejceki is a species of beetle in the genus Ermischiella. It was described in 2012.
Mordellina janae is a species of beetle in the genus Mordellina. It was described in 2012.
Mordellina purcharti is a species of beetle in the genus Mordellina. It was described in 2012.
Mordellina stastnyi is a species of beetle in the genus Mordellina. It was described in 2012.
The Conaliini are a tribe of beetles in the family Mordellidae.
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- ↑ 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
- ↑ "Mordellina Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
- 1 2 "Mordellina Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
- 1 2 "Mordellina Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
- ↑ Lisberg, Anneke E. (2003). "Taxonomic changes for fifteen species of North American Mordellidae (Coleoptera)". Insecta Mundi. 17 (3–4): 191–194. ISSN 0749-6737.
- 1 2 3 Horák, Jan; Farkac, Jan; Nakládal, Oto (2012). "Mordellidae (Coleoptera) from Socotra Island" (PDF). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae. Musei Nationalis Pragae. 52 (supplementum 2): 253–268. ISSN 0374-1036 . Retrieved 5 February 2013.