Mordella

Mordella is the type genus of the tumbling flower beetle family (Mordellidae), its subfamily Mordellinae and the tribe Mordellini.[1] It is widely distributed in the Holarctic and adjacent regions.[1] The larvae are primarily dead wood borers.[2]

Mordella
Imago of Mordella aculeata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Family:
Mordellidae
Subfamily:
Mordellinae
Tribe:
Mordellini
Genus:
Mordella

Type species
Mordella aculeata
Linnaeus, 1758
Species

Numerous, see text

Synonyms

Mordellistena Broun, 1880 (non Costa, 1854: preoccupied)

Species

Species of Mordella include:[3]

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References
  1. "Mordella Linnaeus, 1758". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
  2. Webb, GA (1987). "Larval Host Plants of Some Australian Mordellidae (Coleoptera))" (PDF). The Coleopterists Bulletin. The Coleopterists Society. 41 (4): 343. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  3. Mordellidae Species List at Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved on 17 May 2012.
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