In zoology, an inquiline is an animal that lives commensally in the nest, burrow, or dwelling place of an animal of another species. For example, some organisms such as insects may live in the homes of gophers or the garages of humans and feed on debris, fungi, roots, etc. The most widely distributed types of inquiline are those found in association with the nests of social insects, especially ants and termites – a single colony may support dozens of different inquiline species. The distinctions between parasites, social parasites, and inquilines are subtle, and many species may fulfill the criteria for more than one of these, as inquilines do exhibit many of the same characteristics as parasites. However, parasites are specifically not inquilines, because by definition they have a deleterious effect on the host species, while inquilines have not been confirmed to do so.
Mordellistena arida is a beetle in the genus Mordellistena of the family Mordellidae. It is more commonly known as the Tumbling Flower Beetle. It was described in 1862 by John Lawrence LeConte.
Mordellistena candelabra is a beetle in the genus Mordellistena of the family Mordellidae. It was described in 1939 by Ray.
Mordellistena danforthi is a species of beetle in the family Mordellidae. It was described in 1937 by Eugene Ray from Puerto Rico.
Mordellistena episternalis is a species of beetle in the family Mordellidae and is in the genus Mordellistena. It was described in 1856 by Étienne Mulsant and can be found in such European countries as Austria, Croatia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, and the Netherlands.
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 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 humeralis is a species of beetle in the genus Mordellistena of the family Mordellidae, in the superfamily Tenebrionoidea. It was described in 1758 by Carl Linnaeus.
Mordellistena leai is a species of beetle in the family Mordellidae. It was described in 1937 by Eugene Ray from Puerto Rico.
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.
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 suturella is a species of beetle in the genus Mordellistena of the family Mordellidae. It was described by Helmuth in 1864.
Mordellistena tadjikistanica is a species of beetle in the genus Mordellistena of the family Mordellidae. It was described by Jan Horák in 1980.
Mordellistena tosta is a species of beetle in the genus Mordellistena of the family Mordellidae. It was described by John Lawrence LeConte in 1862.
Mordellistena unicolor is a species of beetle in the genus Mordellistena of the family Mordellidae. It was described by John Lawrence LeConte in 1862. Larvae feed on gall tissue of the goldenrod gall fly and often consume the fly larvae within the gall as well.
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Mordellistena vilis is a species of beetle in the genus Mordellistena of the family Mordellidae. It was described by John Lawrence LeConte in 1858.
Mordellistena visai is a species of beetle in the genus Mordellistena of the family Mordellidae. It was described by Jan Horák in 1963.
The goldenrod gall fly, also known as the goldenrod ball gallmaker, is a species of fly native to North America. The species is best known for the characteristic galls it forms on several species in the Solidago, or goldenrod, genus. The fly's eggs are inserted near the developing buds of the plant. After hatching, the larvae migrate to an area below the plant's developing buds, where they then induce the plant's tissues to form into the hardened, bulbous chamber referred to as a gall. E. solidaginis’s interactions with its host plant(s) and insect, as well as avian, predators have made it the centerpiece of much ecological and evolutionary biology research, and its tolerance of freezing temperatures has inspired studies into the anti-freeze properties of its biochemistry.
Asphondylia solidaginis is a species of gall midge (Cecidomyiidae) that induces galls on goldenrods in North America where it is widespread. It was first described by William Beutenmuller in 1907.
