Tolidomordella discoidea

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Tolidomordella discoidea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Family:
Mordellidae
Subfamily:
Mordellinae
Tribe:
Mordellini
Genus:
Tolidomordella
Species:
T. discoidea
Binomial name
Tolidomordella discoidea
(Melsheimer, 1845)
Synonyms

Tolidomordella discoidea is a species of beetle in the genus Tolidomordella of the family Mordellidae. It was described in 1845. [1]

Beetle Order of insects

Beetles are a group of insects that form the order Coleoptera, in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 species, is the largest of all orders, constituting almost 40% of described insects and 25% of all known animal life-forms; new species are discovered frequently. The largest of all families, the Curculionidae (weevils) with some 83,000 member species, belongs to this order. Found in almost every habitat except the sea and the polar regions, they interact with their ecosystems in several ways: beetles often feed on plants and fungi, break down animal and plant debris, and eat other invertebrates. Some species are serious agricultural pests, such as the Colorado potato beetle, while others such as Coccinellidae eat aphids, scale insects, thrips, and other plant-sucking insects that damage crops.

Tolidomordella is a genus of beetles in the family Mordellidae, containing the following species:

Mordellidae family of insects

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.

Subspecies

Frederick Valentine Melsheimer German-American clergyman and entomologist

The Reverend Frederick Valentine Melsheimer was a Lutheran clergyman and early American entomologist, called the "Father of American Entomology" by successor Thomas Say. He was the author of the first major entomological work in the United States: A Catalogue of Insects of Pennsylvania (1806), a sixty-page work that describes 1,363 species of beetles.

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Matricaria discoidea, commonly known as pineappleweed, wild chamomile, and disc mayweed is an annual plant native to Northeast Asia where it grows as a common herb of fields, gardens and roadsides. They are also found growing wild in New York's Hudson valley where they were probably introduced. It is in the family Asteraceae. The flowers exude a chamomile/pineapple aroma when crushed. They are edible and have been used in salads and to make herbal tea. Pineapple weed has been used for medicinal purposes, including for relief of gastrointestinal upset, infected sores, fevers, and postpartum anemia.

Nothofagus discoidea is a species of plant in the Nothofagaceae family. It is endemic to New Caledonia.

<i>Ericameria discoidea</i> species of plant

Ericameria discoidea, called whitestem goldenbush or sharp-scale goldenweed or whitestem goldenbush or sharp-scale goldenweed, is a species of flowering shrub in the daisy family known by the common name whitestem goldenbush. This plant is native to the western United States from California, Oregon, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Idaho, and Montana.

<i>Layia discoidea</i> species of plant

Layia discoidea is a rare species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common name rayless tidytips, or rayless layia.

Brintonia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family, containing the single species Brintonia discoidea, named for Jeremiah Bernard Brinton. It is known commonly as the rayless mock goldenrod. It is native to the southeastern United States, where it is distributed in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, and Mississippi.

<i>Margaritaria discoidea</i> species of plant

Margaritaria discoidea is a tree in the family Phyllanthaceae, commonly known as the pheasant-berry, egossa red pear or bushveld peacock-berry. These trees are native to the warmer, higher rainfall areas of Africa.

Glipodes 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 fulvicollis is a beetle in the genus Mordellistena of the family Mordellidae. It was described in 1845 by Frederick Valentine Melsheimer.

Mordellistena fuscipennis is a beetle in the genus Mordellistena of the family Mordellidae. It was described in 1845 by Frederick Valentine Melsheimer.

Mordellistena ornata is a species of beetle in the genus Mordellistena of the family Mordellidae, which is part of the superfamily Tenebrionoidea. It was discovered in 1845.

Mordella argentipunctata is a species of beetle in the genus Mordella of the family Mordellidae, which is part of the superfamily Tenebrionoidea. It was discovered in 1845.

Mordella atrata is a species of beetle in the genus Mordella of the family Mordellidae, which is part of the superfamily Tenebrionoidea. It was discovered in 1845.

Mordella undulata is a species of beetle in the genus Mordella of the family Mordellidae, which is part of the superfamily Tenebrionoidea. It was discovered in 1845.

Mordella tachyporiformis is a species of beetle in the genus Mordella of the family Mordellidae, which is part of the superfamily Tenebrionoidea. It was discovered in 1845.

Tolidomordella fenestrata is a species of beetle in the genus Tolidomordella of the family Mordellidae. It was described in 1891.

Glipodes sericans is a beetle in the genus Glipodes of the family Mordellidae. It was described in 1845 by Melsheimer.

<i>Bidens discoidea</i> species of plant

Bidens discoidea, the small beggarticks, is a North American species of flowering plant in the daisy family. It is widespread across eastern Canada and the eastern and central United States, from Nova Scotia west to Minnesota, south to Florida and Texas.

References

  1. ↑ 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


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