| Mordellochroa tournieri | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Mordellidae |
| Genus: | Mordellochroa |
| Species: | M. tournieri |
| Binomial name | |
| Mordellochroa tournieri (Emery, 1876) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Mordellochroa tournieri is a beetle in the genus Mordellochroa of the family Mordellidae. It was described in 1876 by Emery. [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.
Hoshihananomia is a genus of tumbling flower beetles in the family Mordellidae. There are at least 40 described species in Hoshihananomia.
Tomoxia 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:
Mordellochroa is a genus of tumbling flower beetles in the family Mordellidae. There are about nine described species in Mordellochroa.
Neomordellistena is a genus of beetles in the family Mordellidae, containing the following species:
Stenalia is a genus of beetles in the family Mordellidae. It contains 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.
Mordellochroa abdominalis is a beetle in the genus Mordellochroa of the family Mordellidae. It was described in 1775 by Johan Christian Fabricius.
Mordellochroa hasegawai is a beetle in the genus Mordellochroa of the family Mordellidae. It was described in 1959 by Nomura & Kato.
Mordellochroa humerosa is a species of beetle in the family Mordellidae. It was described in 1847 by Wilhelm Gottlieb Rosenhauer. It is found in Europe and the Near East.
Mordellochroa milleri is a beetle in the genus Mordellochroa of the family Mordellidae. It was described in 1876 by Carlo Emery.
Mordellochroa pulchella is a beetle in the genus Mordellochroa of the family Mordellidae. It was described in 1859 by Étienne Mulsant & Rey.
Mordellochroa shibatai is a beetle in the genus Mordellochroa of the family Mordellidae. It was described in 1987 by Kiyoyama.
Mordellochroa yanoi is a beetle in the genus Mordellochroa of the family Mordellidae. It was described in 1951 by Nomura.
Mordellochroa scapularis, the gold-shouldered mordellid, is a species of tumbling flower beetle in the family Mordellidae. It is found in North America.