''Cothurus'' is a genus of tumbling flower beetles in the family
Mordellidae
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 tumblin ...
. There are about seven described species in ''Cothurus''.
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Species
These seven species belong to the genus ''Cothurus'':[
* '']Cothurus bordoni
''Cothurus'' is a genus of tumbling flower beetles in the family Mordellidae
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 ...
'' Franciscolo, 1987
* '' Cothurus brulei'' Leblanc, 2013
* '' Cothurus constantini'' Leblanc, 2013
* ''Cothurus dalensi
''Cothurus'' is a genus of tumbling flower beetles in the family Mordellidae
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 ...
'' Leblanc, 2013
* '' Cothurus fernandezi'' Leblanc, 2013
* '' Cothurus poirieri'' Leblanc, 2013
* '' Cothurus touroulti'' Leblanc, 2013
References
External links
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Tenebrionoidea
Mordellinae
Mordellidae genera
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