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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.
Mordella is the type genus of the tumbling flower beetle family (Mordellidae), its subfamily Mordellinae and the tribe Mordellini. It is widely distributed in the Holarctic and adjacent regions. The larvae are primarily dead wood borers.
Glipa is a genus of beetles in the family Mordellidae, containing the following 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.
Paratomoxia is a genus of beetles in the family Mordellidae, containing the following species:
Phungia is a genus of beetles in the family Mordellidae, containing the following species:
Pseudotomoxia is a genus of beetles in the family Mordellidae, containing the following species:
Sphaeromorda 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:
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.
Mordellistena is a genus of beetles in the family Mordellidae, containing the following species:
Pselaphostena 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.
Paratomoxia is a subgenus of beetles in the family Mordellidae, containing the following species:
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:
Neomordellina is a subgenus of genus Neomordellistena of beetles in the family Mordellidae, containing the following species:
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