Mordellistena

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Mordellistena
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Mordellistena neuwaldeggiana
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Mordellidae
Tribe: Mordellistenini
Genus: Mordellistena
Costa, 1854
Type species
Mordellistena confinis
Costa, 1854
Synonyms
Mordellistena cervicalis Mordellistena cervicalis.jpg
Mordellistena cervicalis
Mordellistena masoni Mordellistena masoni.jpg
Mordellistena masoni
Mordellistena sp. larva Mordellistena.larva.w.jpg
Mordellistena sp. larva

Mordellistena is a genus of beetles in the family Mordellidae, containing the following species: [1]

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References

  1. ↑ 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
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