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.
Tomoxia is a genus of beetles in the family Mordellidae, containing the following species:
Tomoxia abrupta is a species of beetle in the genus Tomoxia of the family Mordellidae. It was described by Ray in 1944.
Tomoxia albonotata is a species of beetle in the genus Tomoxia of the family Mordellidae. It was described by Maeklin in 1875.
Tomoxia alboscutella is a species of beetle in the genus Tomoxia of the family Mordellidae. It was described by Ermisch in 1955.
Tomoxia albosuturalis is a species of beetle in the genus Tomoxia of the family Mordellidae. It was described by Píc in 1924.
Tomoxia binotata is a species of beetle in the genus Tomoxia of the family Mordellidae. It was described by Ray in 1939.
Tomoxia contracta is a species of beetle in the genus Tomoxia of the family Mordellidae. It was described by George Charles Champion in 1891.
Tomoxia flavicans is a species of beetle in the Tomoxia genus of the Mordellidae family. It was described by Frederick George Waterhouse in 1878.
Tomoxia inclusa is a species of beetle in the genus Tomoxia of the family Mordellidae. It was described by John Lawrence LeConte in 1862.
Tomoxia interrupta is a species of beetle in the genus Tomoxia of the family Mordellidae. It was described by Champion in 1891.
Tomoxia inundata is a species of beetle in the genus Tomoxia of the family Mordellidae. It was described by Wickham in 1914.
Tomoxia melanura is a species of beetle in the genus Tomoxia of the family Mordellidae. It was described by Lea in 1917.
Tomoxia muriniceps is a species of beetle in the genus Tomoxia of the family Mordellidae. It was described by David Sharp in 1886.
Tomoxia obliquialba is a species of beetle in the genus Tomoxia of the family Mordellidae. It was described by Lea in 1925.
Tomoxia philippinensis is a species of beetle in the genus Tomoxia of the family Mordellidae. It was described by Ray in 1930.
Tomoxia ryukyuana is a species of beetle in the genus Tomoxia of the family Mordellidae. It was described by Takakuwa in 1985.
Tomoxia serval is a species of beetle in the genus Tomoxia of the family Mordellidae. It was described by Thomas Say in 1835.
Tomoxia suboblongifera is a species of beetle in the genus Tomoxia of the family Mordellidae. It was described by Lea in 1939.
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.
