| Mordellistenoda donan | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Mordellidae |
| Subfamily: | Mordellinae |
| Tribe: | Mordellistenini |
| Genus: | Mordellistenoda |
| Species: | M. donan |
| Binomial name | |
| Mordellistenoda donan Tsuru, 2004 [1] | |
Mordellistenoda donan is a beetle in the genus Mordellistenoda of the family Mordellidae. It was described in 2004 by Tsuru. [2]
It has been found in the Yonaguni and Ishigaki Islands. [1] : 411
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