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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.
Mordellaria is a genus of tumbling flower beetles in the family Mordellidae. There are more than 10 described species in Mordellaria.
Variimorda is a genus of beetles in the family Mordellidae.
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:
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.
Variimorda is a subgenus of beetles in the family Mordellidae, containing the following species:
Galeimorda is a subgenus of beetles in the family Mordellidae, containing the following species:
The Stenaliini are a tribe of beetles in the family Mordellidae.
Raymordella is a genus of beetles in the family Mordellidae, containing the following species:
Raymordella is a subgenus of beetles in the family Mordellidae, containing the following species:
Raymordella adusta is a beetle in the genus Raymordella of the family Mordellidae. It was described in 1967 by Franciscolo.
Raymordella transversalis is a beetle in the genus Raymordella of the family Mordellidae. It was described in 1967 by Franciscolo.
Raymordella ambigua is a beetle in the genus Raymordella of the family Mordellidae. It was described in 1956 by Franciscolo.
Raymordella xanthosoma is a beetle in the genus Raymordella of the family Mordellidae. It was described in 1967 by Franciscolo.
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