| Mordellistena maculaticeps | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Mordellidae |
| Genus: | Mordellistena |
| Species: | M. atroapicalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Mordellistena atroapicalis Costa, 1854 | |
Mordellistena maculaticeps is a species of beetles is the family Mordellidae. [1]
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.
Calycina is a genus of beetles in the family Mordellidae, containing the following species:
Conaliamorpha lutea is a species of beetles in the family Mordellidae, the only species in the genus Conaliamorpha.
Glipidiomorpha 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.
Neocurtimorda is a genus of beetles in the family Mordellidae, containing the following species:
Pseudotomoxia is a genus of beetles in the family Mordellidae, containing the following species:
Tomoxia is a genus of beetles in the family Mordellidae, containing the following species:
Variimorda is a genus of beetles in the family Mordellidae, containing the following species:
Dellamora is a genus of beetles in the family Mordellidae, containing the following species:
Glipostena is a genus of beetles in the family Mordellidae, containing the following species:
Mordellina is a genus of tumbling flower beetles in the family Mordellidae.
Mordellistenoda is a genus of beetles in the family Mordellidae, containing the following species:
Neomordellistena is a genus of beetles in the family Mordellidae, containing the following species:
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.
The Stenaliini are a tribe of beetles in the family Mordellidae.
The Conaliini are a tribe of beetles in the family Mordellidae.
Neomordellistena is a subgenus of the beetle genus Neomordellistena in the family Mordellidae, containing the following species:
Paramordellaria is a genus of tumbling flower beetles in the family Mordellidae. There are at least two described species in Paramordellaria.