Related Research Articles
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.
Glipa 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.
Tomoxia is a genus of beetles in the family Mordellidae, containing the following species:
Variimorda is a genus of beetles in the family Mordellidae.
Yakuhananomia bidentata is a species of beetle in the family Mordellidae. It was described in 1824 by Thomas Say. It is found in eastern North America.
Yakuhananomia ermischi is a species of beetle in the genus Yakuhananomia of the family Mordellidae. It was described in 1952.
Yakuhananomia fulviceps is a species of beetle in the genus Yakuhananomia of the family Mordellidae. It was described in 1891.
Yakuhananomia tsuyukii is a species of beetle in the genus Yakuhananomia of the family Mordellidae. It was described in 1978.
Yakuhananomia tui is a species of beetle in the genus Yakuhananomia of the family Mordellidae. It was described in 1996.
Yakuhananomia uenoi is a species of beetle in the family Mordellidae. It was described in 1995. It is endemic to Taiwan.
Yakuhananomia yakui is a species of beetle in the family Mordellidae. It was described in 1930. It is found in Japan.
Tomoxia relicta is a species of beetle in the genus Tomoxia of the family Mordellidae. It was described by Takakuwa in 1985.
Tomoxia ryukyuana is a species of beetle in the genus Tomoxia of the family Mordellidae. It was described by Takakuwa in 1985.
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.
Glipa franciscoloi is a species of beetle in the genus Glipa. It was described by Takakuwa in 2000.
Variimorda is a subgenus of beetles in the family Mordellidae, containing the following species:
Geophilus is a large, heterogeneous genus of soil centipedes in the family Geophilidae largely considered to be synonymous with Brachygeophilus. The generic name first appeared in Brewster's Edinburgh Encyclopaedia in 1814 as Geophilus electricus. This genus has a Holarctic distribution.
Arotes is a genus of parasitoid wasps belonging to the family Ichneumonidae.
Arotes decorus is a species from the family Ichneumonidae. It is a parasitoid of Xylotrechus colonus and Yakuhananomia bidentata beetles.
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