| Mordellistena arida | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Mordellidae |
| Genus: | Mordellistena |
| Species: | M. arida |
| Binomial name | |
| Mordellistena arida LeConte, 1862 | |
Mordellistena arida is a beetle in the genus Mordellistena of the family Mordellidae. It is more commonly known as the Tumbling Flower Beetle. [1] It was described in 1862 by John Lawrence LeConte. [2]
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.
Variimorda villosa is a species of tumbling flower beetle in the subfamily Mordellinae of the family Mordellidae.
Glipostena 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.
Mordellistena flavospinulosa is a species of beetle in the genus Mordellistena of the family Mordellidae. It was described in 1977 by Ermisch and is endemic to Hungary.
Mordellistena fuscogemellatoides is a species of beetle in the genus Mordellistena of the family Mordellidae. It was discovered in 1977 described in 1977 by Ermisch and can be found in Bulgaria, Greece and Hungary.
Mordellistena goetzi is a species of beetle belonging to the family Mordellidae, which is commonly known as tumbling flower beetles. These beetles are small in size, typically measuring between 2 and 6 millimeters in length, and are characterized by their narrow and elongated bodies.
Mordellistena neuwaldeggiana is a species of beetle in the family Mordellidae. It was described by Georg Wolfgang Franz Panzer in 1796. It is widely distributed in Europe.
Variimorda mendax is a species of tumbling flower beetles in the subfamily Mordellinaeof the family Mordellidae.
Mordellistena rayi is a species of beetle in the family Mordellidae. It was first described as Mordellistena humeralis in 1937 by Eugene Ray from Puerto Rico, but this name was preoccupied by Mordellistena humeralis(Linnaeus, 1758), and the replacement name Mordellistena rayi was created by Karl Ermisch in 1965.
Mordellistena scudderiana is a species of beetle in the genus Mordellistena of the family Mordellidae. It was described by Wickham in 1915.
Mordellistena signaticollis is a species of beetle in the genus Mordellistena of the family Mordellidae. It was described by Quedenfeldt in 1885.
Mordellistena squamipilosa is a species of beetle in the genus Mordellistena of the family Mordellidae. It was described by Ermisch in 1967.
Mordellistena suturella is a species of beetle in the genus Mordellistena of the family Mordellidae. It was described by Helmuth in 1864.
Mordellistena texana is a species of beetle in the genus Mordellistena of the family Mordellidae. It was described by Smith in 1882.
Mordellistena uniformis is a species of beetle in the genus Mordellistena of the family Mordellidae. It was described by Ray in 1946.
Mordellistena variegata, the tumbling flower beetle, is a species of beetle in the genus Mordellistena in the family Mordellidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1798.
Mordellistena vogti is a species of beetle in the genus Mordellistena of the family Mordellidae. It was described by Ermisch in 1963.
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.
M. maxima may refer to: