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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.
Falsomordellistena is a genus of tumbling flower beetles in the family Mordellidae, containing the following species:
Glipostenoda 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:
Tolidopalpus 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.
Mordellistenoda ohsumiana is a species of beetle in the genus Mordellistenoda of the family Mordellidae. It was described in 1957.
Tolidopalpus bimaculatus is a beetle in the genus Tolidopalpus of the family Mordellidae. It was described in 1997 by Shiyake.
Tolidopalpus kalimantanensis is a beetle in the genus Tolidopalpus of the family Mordellidae. It was described in 1995 by Shiyake.
Tolidopalpus sakaii is a beetle in the genus Tolidopalpus of the family Mordellidae. It was described in 1997 by Shiyake.
Mordellistenoda atrilimbata is a beetle in the genus Mordellistenoda of the family Mordellidae. It was described in 1997 by Shiyake.
Mordellistenoda nigricans is a beetle in the genus Mordellistenoda of the family Mordellidae. It was described in 1997 by Shiyake.
Mordellistenoda notialis is a beetle in the genus Mordellistenoda of the family Mordellidae. It was described in 1997 by Shiyake.
Mordellistenoda australiensis is a beetle in the genus Mordellistenoda of the family Mordellidae. It was described in 1963 by Ermisch.
Mordellistenoda fukiensis is a beetle in the genus Mordellistenoda of the family Mordellidae. It was described in 1941 by Ermisch.
Mordellistenoda donan is a beetle in the genus Mordellistenoda of the family Mordellidae. It was described in 2004 by Tsuru.
Mordellistenoda ismayi is a beetle in the genus Mordellistenoda of the family Mordellidae. It was described in 1990 by Batten.
Mordellistenoda trapezoides is a beetle in the genus Mordellistenoda of the family Mordellidae. It was described in 1990 by Batten.
Mordellistenoda melana is a beetle in the genus Mordellistenoda of the family Mordellidae. It was described in 1995 by Fan & Yang.
References
- ↑ Shiyake, Shigehiko (1997). "Taxonomic notes on the genus Mordellistenoda (Coleoptera: Mordellidae), with description of four new species from Southeast Asia". Bulletin of the Osaka Museum of Natural History. 51: 33–34.
- ↑ Mordellidae Species List at Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University, archived from the original on 7 October 2014, retrieved 8 August 2015