In mathematical analysis, the maxima and minima of a function, known collectively as extrema, are the largest and smallest value of the function, either within a given range, or on the entire domain. Pierre de Fermat was one of the first mathematicians to propose a general technique, adequality, for finding the maxima and minima of functions.
Mordellistena is a genus of beetles in the family Mordellidae, containing the following species:
Mordellistena aertsi is a species of beetle in the genus Mordellistena of the family Mordellidae. It was discovered in 1963 and can be found in France and Germany.
Mordellistena aequalica is a species of beetle in the genus Mordellistena of the family Mordellidae. It was discovered in 1963 and can be found in Italy and Switzerland.
Mordellistena atrogemellata is a species of beetle in the genus Mordellistena of the family Mordellidae. It was described in 1965 and can be found in Bulgaria, Greece, and Republic of Macedonia.
Mordellistena consobrina is a species of beetle in the genus Mordellistena of the family Mordellidae. It was discovered in 1977 by Ermisch and can be found in Hungary and Switzerland.
Mordellistena dalmatica is a species of beetle in the family Mordellidae. It is in the genus Mordellistena. It was discovered in 1956 and can be found in such European countries as Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Slovakia, and most states of former Yugoslavia.
Mordellistena dieckmanni is a species of beetle in the genus Mordellistena of the family Mordellidae. It was described in 1963 by Ermisch. and can be found in such European countries as Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia and Switzerland.
Mordellistena dvoraki is a species of beetle in the genus Mordellistena of the family Mordellidae. It was described in 1956 by Ermisch and can be found in such European countries as Bulgaria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Republic of Macedonia and Slovakia.
Mordellistena emeryi is a species of beetle in the family Mordellidae and is in the genus Mordellistena. It was described in 1895 by Friedrich Julius Schilsky and can be found in such European countries as Albania, Balearic Islands, Croatia, France, Greece, Italy, and Spain. It can also be found in Near East and North Africa as well.
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 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 olympica is a species of beetle in the genus Mordellistena of the family Mordellidae, which is part of the superfamily Tenebrionoidea. It was discovered in 1965 and can be found in such countries as Bulgaria, Greece, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia, the Republic of Macedonia, and Voivodina.
Mordellistena mediogemellata is a species of beetle in the family Mordellidae which is in the superfamily Tenebrionoidea. It was discovered in 1977 and can be found in Hungary and the European part of Turkey.
Mordellistena micans is a species of beetle in the family Mordellidae, part of the superfamily Tenebrionoidea. It was discovered in 1817 and can be found in Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Slovenia, Spain, and European part of Turkey.
Mordellistena nigritarsis is a species of beetle in the genus Mordellistena of the family Mordellidae. It was described by Jan Horák in 1996, and can be found in such countries as Czech Republic, Germany, Slovakia and Near East.
Mordellistena pumila is a species of beetle in the genus Mordellistena of the family Mordellidae. It was described by Gyllenhal in 1810 and can be found everywhere in Europe.
Mordellistena purpurascens is a species of beetle in the genus Mordellistena of the family Mordellidae. It was described by Costa in 1854 and can be found in such countries as Croatia, France, Italy, Spain and on islands such as Corsica and Sicily.
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 zoltani is a species of beetle in the genus Mordellistena of the family Mordellidae. It was discovered in 1977 and can be found in Croatia and Hungary.
