''Mordella'' is the

type genus In biological taxonomy, the type genus (''genus typica'') is the genus which defines a biological family and the root of the family name. Zoological nomenclature According to the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, "The name-bearin ...

of the

tumbling flower beetle 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 ...

family Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...

(Mordellidae), its

subfamily In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end botanical subfamily names with "-oideae", and zo ...

Mordellinae 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 ...

and the

tribe The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide use of the term in English is in the discipline of anthropology. The definition is contested, in part due to conflict ...

Mordellini 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 ...

. Its species are found on every continent except Antarctica. The larvae are primarily dead wood borers.

Species

Species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...

of ''Mordella'' include: * '' Mordella abbreviata'' Solier, 1851 * ''

Mordella aculeata ''Mordella aculeata'' is a species of tumbling flower beetle in the family Mordellidae, found in Europe. Subspecies * ''Mordella aculeata aculeata'' Linnaeus, 1758 * ''Mordella aculeata multilineata'' Champion, 1927 * ''Mordella aculeata nigripa ...

'' Linnaeus, 1758 * '' Mordella adipata'' Lea, 1917 * '' Mordella aeruginosa'' Champion, 1891 * '' Mordella africana'' Franciscolo, 1955 * ''

Mordella albiventris ''Mordella'' is the type genus of the tumbling flower beetle family (Mordellidae), its subfamily Mordellinae and the tribe Mordellini. Its species are found on every continent except Antarctica. The larvae are primarily dead wood borers. Species ...

'' Maeklin, 1875 * ''

Mordella albodispersa ''Mordella'' is the type genus of the tumbling flower beetle family (Mordellidae), its subfamily Mordellinae and the tribe Mordellini. Its species are found on every continent except Antarctica. The larvae are primarily dead wood borers. Species ...

'' Pic, 1933 * ''

Mordella albomacaculata ''Mordella'' is the type genus of the tumbling flower beetle family (Mordellidae), its subfamily Mordellinae and the tribe Mordellini. Its species are found on every continent except Antarctica. The larvae are primarily dead wood borers. Species ...

'' Lucas, 1857 * ''

Mordella albonotata ''Mordella'' is the type genus of the tumbling flower beetle family (Mordellidae), its subfamily Mordellinae and the tribe Mordellini. Its species are found on every continent except Antarctica. The larvae are primarily dead wood borers. Species ...

'' Maeklin, 1875 * ''

Mordella alboscutellata ''Mordella alboscutellata'' is a species of beetle in the genus ''Mordella'' of the family Mordellidae The Mordellidae are a family of beetles commonly known as tumbling flower beetles for the typical irregular movements they make when escapin ...

'' Lea, 1895 * ''

Mordella albosparsa ''Mordella albosparsa'' is a species of beetle in the genus ''Mordella'' of 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 pr ...

'' Gemminger, 1870 * ''

Mordella albosuturalis ''Mordella albosuturalis'' is a species of beetle in the genus ''Mordella'' of 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 ...

'' Liljeblad, 1922 * ''

Mordella alphabetica ''Mordella'' is the type genus of the tumbling flower beetle family (Mordellidae), its subfamily Mordellinae and the tribe Mordellini. Its species are found on every continent except Antarctica. The larvae are primarily dead wood borers. Species ...

'' Lea, 1917 * ''

Mordella amoena ''Mordella'' is the type genus of the tumbling flower beetle family (Mordellidae), its subfamily Mordellinae and the tribe Mordellini. Its species are found on every continent except Antarctica. The larvae are primarily dead wood borers. Species ...

'' Maeklin, 1875 * ''

Mordella andina ''Mordella andina'' is a species of beetle in the genus ''Mordella'' of 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 predat ...

'' Fairmaire & Germain, 1863 * ''

Mordella angulata ''Mordella angulata'' is a species of beetle in the genus ''Mordella'' of 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 pred ...

'' LeConte, 1878 * ''

Mordella apicalis ''Mordella'' is the type genus of the tumbling flower beetle family (Mordellidae), its subfamily Mordellinae and the tribe Mordellini. Its species are found on every continent except Antarctica. The larvae are primarily dead wood borers. Species ...

'' Pic, 1929 * ''

Mordella aradasiana ''Mordella aradasiana'' is a species of beetle in the genus ''Mordella'' of 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 pr ...

'' Patti, 1840 * ''

Mordella argenteonotata ''Mordella'' is the type genus of the tumbling flower beetle family (biology), family (Mordellidae), its subfamily Mordellinae and the tribe (biology), tribe Mordellini. Its species are found on every continent except Antarctica. The larvae are p ...

'' Pic, 1936 * ''

Mordella argentifera ''Mordella argentifera'' is a species of beetle in the genus ''Mordella'' of 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 p ...

'' Fairmaire, 1849 * '' Mordella argentipunctata'' Curtis, 1845 * ''

Mordella atrata ''Mordella atrata'' is a species of beetle in the genus ''Mordella'' of 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 predat ...

'' Melsheimer, 1845 * '' Mordella atripes'' Pic, 1936 * '' Mordella aureofasciata'' Pic, 1917 * '' Mordella aurolineata'' Ray, 1936 * '' Mordella auronotata'' Lea, 1917 * '' Mordella auropubescens'' Ray, 1936 * '' Mordella auroviolacea'' Ray, 1936 * '' Mordella australis'' Boisduval, 1835 * ''

Mordella baldiensis ''Mordella'' is the type genus of the tumbling flower beetle family (Mordellidae), its subfamily Mordellinae and the tribe Mordellini. Its species are found on every continent except Antarctica. The larvae are primarily dead wood borers. Species ...

'' Blackburn, 1891 * '' Mordella bicoloriceps'' Pic, 1936 * '' Mordella bicoloriventris'' Pic, 1936 * '' Mordella biformis'' Champion, 1891 * '' Mordella biquadrinotata'' Pic, 1936 * '' Mordella bistrimaculata'' Pic, 1936 * '' Mordella blanchardi'' Solier, 1851 * '' Mordella blanda'' Lea, 1917 * '' Mordella brachyura'' Mulsant, 1856 * '' Mordella brasiliana'' Maeklin, 1875 * '' Mordella brevis'' Lea, 1902 * '' Mordella brevistylis'' Liljeblad, 1922 * '' Mordella bribiensis'' Lea, 1921 * '' Mordella brincki'' Franciscolo, 1965 * '' Mordella calodema'' Lea, 1917 * '' Mordella calopasa'' Lea, 1917 * '' Mordella caloptera'' Lea, 1917 * '' Mordella capillosa'' Liljeblad, 1945 * '' Mordella cara'' Blackburn, 1893 * '' Mordella caracaensis'' Pic, 1929 * '' Mordella caroli'' Lea, 1896 * '' Mordella castaneipennis'' Fairmaire & Germain, 1863 * '' Mordella chevrolati'' Champion, 1891 * '' Mordella cinereoatra'' Liljeblad, 1945 * '' Mordella clavicornis'' Kirby, 1818 * '' Mordella communis'' Waterhouse, 1878 * ''

Mordella comptei ''Mordella comptei'' is a species of beetle in the genus ''Mordella'' of the family Mordellidae, which is part of the superfamily Tenebrionoidea The Tenebrionoidea are a very large and diverse superfamily of beetles. It generally corresponds ...

'' Plaza, 1977 * '' Mordella consobrina'' Maeklin, 1875 * '' Mordella conspecta'' Lea, 1917 * '' Mordella corvina'' Lea, 1917 * '' Mordella cuneata'' Lea, 1902 * '' Mordella curtipennis'' Pic, 1936 * '' Mordella decorata'' Maeklin, 1875 * '' Mordella deserta'' Casey, 1885 * '' Mordella distincta'' Lea, 1895 * '' Mordella dodonaeae'' Montrouzier, 1860 * '' Mordella dumbrelli'' Lea, 1895 * ''

Mordella duodecimpunctata ''Mordella'' is the type genus of the tumbling flower beetle family (Mordellidae), its subfamily Mordellinae and the tribe Mordellini. Its species are found on every continent except Antarctica. The larvae are primarily dead wood borers. Species ...

'' Rossi, 1790 * '' Mordella duplicata'' Schilsky, 1895 * '' Mordella elegantula'' Csiki, 1915 * '' Mordella erythrura'' Fairmaire & Germain, 1863 * '' Mordella festiva'' Lea, 1895 * '' Mordella flavicans'' W.J. Macleay, 1887 * '' Mordella flavopunctata'' Castelnau, 1833 * '' Mordella flexuosa'' Fairmaire & Germain, 1863 * '' Mordella fruhstorferi'' Pic, 1936 * '' Mordella fuliginosa'' Maeklin, 1875 * '' Mordella fulvonotata'' Maeklin, 1875 * '' Mordella fulvosignata'' Fairmaire & Germain, 1863 * '' Mordella fumosa'' Fairmaire & Germain, 1863 * '' Mordella fuscipilis'' Champion, 1895 * '' Mordella fuscocinerea'' Fall, 1907 * '' Mordella gounellei'' Pic, 1924 * '' Mordella goyasensis'' Pic, 1929 * '' Mordella grandis'' Liljeblad, 1922 * '' Mordella graphiptera'' Champion, 1895 * '' Mordella gratiosa'' Plaza & Compte, 1980 * '' Mordella griseosuturalis'' Pic, 1936 * '' Mordella guyanensis'' Pic, 1929 * '' Mordella haemorrhoidalis'' Fabricius, 1801 * '' Mordella hamata'' Fabricius, 1801 * '' Mordella hamatilis'' W.J. Macleay, 1887 * '' Mordella heros'' Palm, 1823 * '' Mordella hieroglyphica'' Fairmaire & Germain, 1863 * '' Mordella hoberlandti'' Horak, 1985 * '' Mordella hofferi'' Horak, 1979 * '' Mordella holomelaena'' Apfelbeck, 1914 * '' Mordella holosericea'' Solier, 1851 * '' Mordella hoshihanamima'' Franciscolo, 1965 * '' Mordella hubbsi'' Liljeblad, 1922 * '' Mordella huetheri'' Ermisch, 1956 * '' Mordella humeralis'' Waterhouse, 1878 * '' Mordella humeropicta'' Ermisch, 1962 * '' Mordella ignota'' Lea, 1895 * '' Mordella immaculata'' Smith, 1883 * '' Mordella inconspicua'' Lea, 1895 * '' Mordella indata'' Statz, 1952 * '' Mordella inornata'' Lea, 1902 * ''

Mordella inouei ''Mordella'' is the type genus of the tumbling flower beetle family (Mordellidae), its subfamily Mordellinae and the tribe Mordellini. Its species are found on every continent except Antarctica. The larvae are primarily dead wood borers. Species ...

'' Nomura, 1958 * '' Mordella insulata'' LeConte, 1859 * '' Mordella inusitata'' Blackburn, 1893 * '' Mordella invisitata'' Liljeblad, 1945 * '' Mordella iridea'' Lea, 1917 * ''

Mordella jucunda ''Mordella jucunda'' is a species of tumbling flower beetle 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 a ...

'' Broun, 1880 * '' Mordella knulli'' Liljeblad, 1922 * ''

Mordella krausei ''Mordella'' is the type genus of the tumbling flower beetle family (Mordellidae), its subfamily Mordellinae and the tribe Mordellini. Its species are found on every continent except Antarctica. The larvae are primarily dead wood borers. Species ...

'' Philippi & Philippi, 1864 * '' Mordella lapidicola'' Wickham, 1909 * '' Mordella latejuncta'' Pic, 1924 * '' Mordella latemaculata'' Ray, 1944 * '' Mordella laterufescens'' Pic, 1936 * '' Mordella leai'' Csiki, 1915 * '' Mordella legionensis'' Plaza & Compte, 1980 * '' Mordella lemoulti'' Pic, 1936 * '' Mordella leucaspis'' Küster, 1849 * '' Mordella leucostigma'' Fairmaire & Germain, 1863 * '' Mordella lineatonotata'' Ray, 1936 * '' Mordella longegumeralis'' Pic, 1936 * '' Mordella longehumeralis'' Pic, 1936 * '' Mordella longicauda'' Roubal, 1921 * '' Mordella luctuosa'' Solier, 1851 * '' Mordella lunulata'' Helmuth, 1865 * '' Mordella luteodispersa'' Pic, 1936 * '' Mordella luteosuturalis'' Pic, 1936 * '' Mordella maculipennis'' Ray, 1936 * '' Mordella major'' Pic, 1936 * '' Mordella malleri'' Pic, 1936 * '' Mordella marginata'' Melsheimer, 1845 * '' Mordella mariaclairae'' Leblanc, 2013 * '' Mordella marmorata'' Fabricius, 1801 * '' Mordella maroniensis'' Pic, 1924 * '' Mordella mastersi'' Lea, 1895 * '' Mordella mediolineata'' Pic, 1936 * '' Mordella melaena'' Germar, 1824 * '' Mordella meridionalis'' Méquignon, 1946 * '' Mordella mesoleuca'' Lea, 1929 * '' Mordella metasternalis'' Lea, 1917 * '' Mordella mexicana'' Champion, 1891 * ''

Mordella minima ''Mordella'' is the type genus of the tumbling flower beetle family (Mordellidae), its subfamily Mordellinae and the tribe Mordellini. Its species are found on every continent except Antarctica. The larvae are primarily dead wood borers. Species ...

'' Montrouzier, 1860 * ''

Mordella mixta ''Mordella mixta'' is a species of beetle in the genus ''Mordella'' of the family Mordellidae, which is part of the superfamily Tenebrionoidea The Tenebrionoidea are a very large and diverse superfamily of beetles. It generally corresponds t ...

'' Fabricius, 1801 * '' Mordella mongolica'' Ermisch, 1964 * '' Mordella moorei'' (Perroud, 1864) * '' Mordella nana'' Fairmaire & Germain, 1863 * '' Mordella nigrans'' W.J. Macleay, 1887 * '' Mordella nigroapicalis'' Pic, 1941 * '' Mordella nigromaculata'' Champion, 1891 * '' Mordella niveoscutellata'' Nakane & Nomura, 1950 * '' Mordella norfolcensis'' Lea, 1917 * '' Mordella notatipennis'' Lea, 1917 * '' Mordella novemmaculata'' Lea, 1902 * '' Mordella novemnotata'' Ray, 1944 * '' Mordella obliqua'' LeConte, 1878 * '' Mordella obliquirufa'' Lea, 1917 * '' Mordella obscuripennis'' W.J. Macleay, 1887 * ''

Mordella ochrotricha ''Mordella'' is the type genus of the tumbling flower beetle family (Mordellidae), its subfamily Mordellinae and the tribe Mordellini. Its species are found on every continent except Antarctica. The larvae are primarily dead wood borers. Species ...

'' Nomura, 1958 * '' Mordella ornata'' Waterhouse, 1878 * ''

Mordella ovalisticta ''Mordella'' is the type genus of the tumbling flower beetle family (Mordellidae), its subfamily Mordellinae and the tribe Mordellini. Its species are found on every continent except Antarctica. The larvae are primarily dead wood borers. Species ...

'' W.J. Macleay, 1887 * '' Mordella pallida'' Lea, 1895 * '' Mordella palmae'' Emery, 1876 * '' Mordella parva'' Champion, 1895 * '' Mordella pauli'' Pic, 1924 * '' Mordella pauper'' Maeklin, 1875 * '' Mordella perspicillata'' Costa, 1854 * '' Mordella picta'' Chevrolat, 1829 * '' Mordella plaumanni'' Pic, 1936 * '' Mordella poeciloptera'' Lea, 1929 * '' Mordella pondolandiae'' Franciscolo, 1965 * '' Mordella pretiosa'' Champion, 1891 * '' Mordella priscula'' Cockerell, 1925 * '' Mordella promiscua'' Erichson, 1842 * '' Mordella proxima'' Solier, 1851 * '' Mordella pulchra'' Lea, 1895 * '' Mordella pulverulenta'' W.J. Macleay, 1887 * '' Mordella punctulata'' Maeklin, 1875 * '' Mordella purpurascens'' Apfelbeck, 1914 * '' Mordella pustulosa'' Champion, 1891 * '' Mordella pygidialis'' Apfelbeck, 1914 * '' Mordella pygmaea'' Champion, 1895 * '' Mordella quadrimaculata'' Lea, 1917 * '' Mordella quadripunctata'' (Say, 1824) * '' Mordella quadripustulata'' Maeklin, 1875 * '' Mordella quadrisignata'' Chevrolat, 1834 * '' Mordella quomoi'' Franciscolo, 1942 * '' Mordella reitteri'' Pic, 1936 * '' Mordella robusta'' Pic, 1936 * '' Mordella rudebecki'' Franciscolo, 1965 * '' Mordella ruficauda'' Maeklin, 1875 * '' Mordella ruficollis'' Waterhouse, 1878 * '' Mordella rufipennis'' Solier, 1851 * '' Mordella rufipes'' Lea, 1895 * '' Mordella rufomaculata'' Champion, 1891 * '' Mordella rufopectoralis'' Pic, 1936 * '' Mordella rufoaxillaris'' Fairmaire & Germain, 1860 * '' Mordella scheelei'' Ermisch, 1941 * '' Mordella schwarzi'' Liljeblad, 1945 * '' Mordella scita'' Maeklin, 1875 * '' Mordella sellata'' Champion, 1891 * '' Mordella seriata'' Champion, 1891 * '' Mordella sericans'' Lea, 1917 * '' Mordella sexdecimguttata'' Montrouzier, 1860 * '' Mordella sexnotata'' Champion, 1891 * '' Mordella shirozui'' Nomura, 1967 * '' Mordella signata'' Champion, 1891 * ''

Mordella simillima ''Mordella'' is the type genus of the tumbling flower beetle family (Mordellidae), its subfamily Mordellinae and the tribe Mordellini. Its species are found on every continent except Antarctica. The larvae are primarily dead wood borers. Species ...

'' Lea, 1902 * '' Mordella sticticoptera'' Champion, 1891 * '' Mordella stygia'' Wickham, 1914 * '' Mordella subapicalis'' Pic, 1936 * '' Mordella subauratonotata'' Pic, 1924 * '' Mordella subfasciata'' Maeklin, 1875 * '' Mordella submaculata'' Ray, 1936 * '' Mordella subnotata'' Maeklin, 1875 * '' Mordella subobliquefasciata'' Pic, 1936 * '' Mordella subvittata'' W.J. Macleay, 1887 * '' Mordella sultiatronotata'' Pic, 1917 * '' Mordella summermanae'' Ray, 1939 * '' Mordella suturalis'' Fairmaire & Germain, 1863 * '' Mordella sydneyana'' Blackburn, 1893 * '' Mordella tabulae'' Franciscolo, 1965 * '' Mordella tachyporiformis'' Curtis, 1845 * '' Mordella tarsalis'' Lea, 1917 * '' Mordella teitteri'' Pic, 1936 * '' Mordella tenella'' Maeklin, 1875 * '' Mordella tenuicauda'' Nomura, 1958 * ''

Mordella testacea ''Mordella'' is the type genus of the tumbling flower beetle family (Mordellidae), its subfamily Mordellinae and the tribe Mordellini. Its species are found on every continent except Antarctica. The larvae are primarily dead wood borers. Species ...

'' Forster, 1771 * '' Mordella testaceipes'' Pic, 1936 * '' Mordella testaceohumeralis'' Pic, 1936 * '' Mordella tetraspilota'' Champion, 1891 * '' Mordella tetrastictoptera'' Lea, 1929 * '' Mordella thoracica'' Solier, 1851 * '' Mordella tijucaensis'' Pic, 1936 * '' Mordella tomentosa'' Boisduval, 1835 * '' Mordella trifasciata'' Pic, 1936 * '' Mordella trilobibasa'' Lea, 1929 * '' Mordella tristicula'' Maeklin, 1875 * '' Mordella tristis'' Lea, 1895 * '' Mordella turneri'' Franciscolo, 1965 * '' Mordella undosa'' W.J. Macleay, 1887 * ''

Mordella ''v-aureum ''Mordella'' is the type genus of the tumbling flower beetle family (Mordellidae), its subfamily Mordellinae and the tribe Mordellini. Its species are found on every continent except Antarctica. The larvae are primarily dead wood borers. Species ...

Lea, 1902 * ''

Mordella ''v-fasciata ''Mordella'' is the type genus of the tumbling flower beetle family (Mordellidae), its subfamily Mordellinae and the tribe Mordellini. Its species are found on every continent except Antarctica. The larvae are primarily dead wood borers. Species ...

Lea, 1895 * '' Mordella varienotata'' Píc, 1941 * '' Mordella vaureum'' Lea, 1902 * '' Mordella velutina'' Emery, 1876 * '' Mordella verdensis'' Pic, 1936 * '' Mordella vesconis'' Solier, 1851 * '' Mordella vestita'' Emery, 1876 * '' Mordella vidua'' Solier, 1851 * '' Mordella violacescens'' Philippi, 1864 * '' Mordella viridescens'' Costa, 1854 * '' Mordella viridis'' Pic, 1930 * '' Mordella waterhousei'' Champion, 1895 * '' Mordella wiburdi'' Lea, 1895 * '' Mordella xanthogastra'' Fairmaire & Germain, 1863 * '' Mordella yami'' Nomura, 1967

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* {{Taxonbar , from=Q1310019 Tenebrionoidea genera Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus