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:
Mordellina is a genus of tumbling flower beetles in the family Mordellidae.
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 attenuata is a species of beetle in the family Mordellidae. It is in the genus Mordellistena. It was described in 1824 by Thomas Say.
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 zuuncharaensis is a beetle in the genus Mordellistena of the family Mordellidae. It was described in 1965 by Ermisch. It is known from Mongolia.
Mordellistena longipes is a species of beetle in the genus Mordellistena of the family Mordellidae, which is part of the superfamily Tenebrionoidea. It was described in 1895 by Lea. It is known from Australia.
Mordellistena longipalpis is a beetle in the genus Mordellistena of the family Mordellidae. It was described in 1891 by Carlo Emery. It is known from Tunis.
Mordellistena longula is a species of beetle in the genus Mordellistena of the family Mordellidae, which is part of the superfamily Tenebrionoidea. It was described in 1928. It is known from Japan.
Mordellistena parvuliformis, sometimes called the sunflower tumbling beetle, is a species of beetle in the genus Mordellistena of the family Mordellidae. It was described by Stshegoleva-Barovskaya in 1930. These larvae are known as pests of sunflower and hemp crops in some regions, particularly in Russia and Ukraine. However, the impacts are believed to be insignificant. The larvae grow up to 9.5 millimetres (0.37 in) long. Adults grow between 2.5 and 3.3 millimetres long, and are black in colour.
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 squamipilosa is a species of beetle in the genus Mordellistena of the family Mordellidae. It was described by Ermisch in 1967.
Mordellistena testaceomarginata is a species of beetle in the genus Mordellistena of the family Mordellidae. It was described by Píc in 1937.
Mordellistena torresensis is a species of beetle in the genus Mordellistena of the family Mordellidae. It was described by Lea in 1929.
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.
Mordellistena veraepacis is a species of beetle in the genus Mordellistena of the family Mordellidae. It was described by Champion in 1891.
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.
