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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.
Glipidiomorpha is a genus of beetles in the family Mordellidae, containing the following species:
Hoshihananomia is a genus of tumbling flower beetles in the family Mordellidae. There are at least 40 described species in Hoshihananomia.
Calyce is a genus of beetles in the family Mordellidae, containing the following species:
Calycemorda is a genus of 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.
Mordellistenochroa is a genus of beetles in the family Mordellidae, containing the following species:
Mordellistenoda is a genus of beetles in the family Mordellidae, containing the following species:
Morphomordellochroa is a genus of beetles in the family Mordellidae, containing the following species:
Neomordellistena is a genus of beetles in the family Mordellidae, containing the following species:
Pselaphokentron is a genus of beetles in the family Mordellidae, containing the following species:
Xanthomorda 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.
Mordella leucaspis is a species of beetle in the genus Mordella of the family Mordellidae, part of the superfamily Tenebrionoidea. It was discovered in 1849.
The Conaliini are a tribe of beetles in the family Mordellidae.
Neomordellistena is a subgenus of the beetle genus Neomordellistena in the family Mordellidae, containing the following species:
Mordellochroidea castanea is a beetle in the genus Mordellochroidea of the family Mordellidae. It was described in 1969 by Ermisch.
Mordellochroidea lutea is a beetle in the genus Mordellochroidea of the family Mordellidae. It was described in 1969 by Ermisch.
References
- ↑ 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