Tolidopalpus

Tolidopalpus
Tolidopalpus nitidicoma, New Zealand
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Mordellidae
Subfamily:	Mordellinae
Tribe:	Mordellistenini
Genus:	Tolidopalpus Ermisch, 1952

Tolidopalpus is a genus of tumbling flower beetles in the family Mordellidae. There are about six described species in Tolidopalpus. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Species

These species belong to the genus Tolidopalpus: ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

• Tolidopalpus bimaculatus Shiyake, 1997 (Philippines)
• Tolidopalpus castaneicolor Ermisch, 1952 (China)
• Tolidopalpus dohertyi (Pic, 1917) (southeast Asia)
• Tolidopalpus galloisi (Kono, 1932) (temperate Asia)
• Tolidopalpus nitidocoma (Lea 1929) (New Zealand)
• Tolidopalpus sakaii Shiyake, 1997 (Philippines)

References

1. "GBIF, Tolidopalpus" . Retrieved 2025-02-23.
2. "Biota of New Zealand, Tolidopalpus nitidocoma (Lea, 1929)" . Retrieved 2025-02-23.
3. Shiyake, S. (1997). "Two new species of the genus Tolidopalpus from the Philippines (Coleoptera, Mordellidae)". Entomological review of Japan. 52.
4. Horák, Jan; Farkač, Jan (2017). "Descriptions of six new species with Ophthalmomorda gen. nov. from Southeastern Asia (Coleoptera: Mordellidae)" (PDF). Studies and Reports - Taxonomical Series. 13. Retrieved 2025-02-23.

External links

• Citizen science observations for Tolidopalpus at iNaturalist