Mordellistena cervicalis Southeastern PA

Mordellinae is a

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beetle Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 40 ...

s commonly known as tumbling flower beetles for the typical irregular movements they make when escaping

predator Predation is a biological interaction in which one organism, the predator, kills and eats another organism, its prey. It is one of a family of common List of feeding behaviours, feeding behaviours that includes parasitism and micropredation ...

s, or as pintail beetles due to their

abdominal The abdomen (colloquially called the gut, belly, tummy, midriff, tucky, or stomach) is the front part of the torso between the thorax (chest) and pelvis in humans and in other vertebrates. The area occupied by the abdomen is called the abdominal ...

tip which aids them in performing these tumbling movements.

Tribe and genera

* Tribe Conaliini Ermisch, 1956 ** '' Conalia'' Mulsant & Rey, 1858 ** '' Conaliamorpha'' Ermisch, 1968 ** '' Glipodes'' LeConte, 1862 ** '' Isotrilophus'' Liljeblad, 1945 ** '' Paraconalia'' Ermisch, 1968 ** '' Stenoconalia'' Ermisch, 1967 * Tribe Mordellini Siedlitz, 1875 ** '' Austromordella'' Ermisch, 1950 ** '' Boatia'' Franciscolo, 1985 ** '' Calycina'' Blair, 1922 ** '' Cephaloglipa'' Franciscolo, 1952 ** '' Congomorda'' Ermisch, 1955 ** '' Cothurus''

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, 1891 ** '' Cretanaspis'' Huang & Yang, 1999 ** '' Curtimorda'' Méquignon, 1946 ** ''

Glipa ''Glipa'' is a genus of tumbling flower beetles in the family Mordellidae. There are more than 100 described species in ''Glipa''. Species These 120 species belong to the genus ''Glipa'': * ''Glipa acutimaculata'' Takakuwa, 2000 * ''Glipa a ...

'' LeConte, 1859 ** '' Glipidiomorpha'' Franciscolo, 1952 ** '' Hoshihananomia'' Kônô, 1935 ** '' Iberomorda'' Méquignon, 1946 ** '' Ideorhipistena'' Franciscolo, 2000 ** '' Klapperichimorda'' Ermisch, 1968 ** '' Larinomorda'' Ermisch, 1968 ** '' Liaoximordella'' Wang, 1993 ** '' Macrotomoxia'' Píc, 1922 ** ''

Mordella ''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 ...

Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné,#Blunt, Blunt (2004), p. 171. was a Swedish biologist and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the modern system of naming o ...

1758 Events January–March * January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the starting point of modern zoologic ...

** '' Mordellapygium'' Ray, 1930 ** '' Mordellaria'' Ermisch, 1950 ** '' Mordelloides'' Ray, 1939 ** ''

Mordellopalpus ''Mordellopalpus'' 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 p ...

'' Franciscolo, 1955 ** '' Neocurtimorda'' Franciscolo, 1950 ** '' Ophthalmoglipa'' Franciscolo, 1952 ** '' Paramordellaria'' Ermisch, 1968 ** ''

Paraphungia ''Paraphungia'' 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 pint ...

'' Ermisch, 1969 ** '' Paratomoxioda'' Ermisch, 1954 ** '' Phungia'' Píc, 1922 ** '' Plesitomoxia'' Ermisch, 1955 ** '' Praemordella'' Shchegoleva-Barovskaya, 1929 ** '' Sphaeromorda'' Franciscolo, 1950 ** '' Stenomordella'' Ermisch, 1941 ** '' Stenomordellaria'' Ermisch, 1950 ** '' Succimorda'' Kubisz, 2001 ** '' Tolidomordella'' Ermisch, 1950 ** ''

Tomoxia ''Tomoxia'' is a genus of tumbling flower beetles in the family Mordellidae. There are at least 15 described species in ''Tomoxia''. Species These eight species belong to the genus ''Tomoxia'': * ''Tomoxia bucephala'' Costa, 1854 (Europe) * '' ...

'' Costa, 1854 ** '' Tomoxioda'' Ermisch, 1950 ** '' Trichotomoxia'' Franciscolo, 1950 ** '' Variimorda'' Méquignon, 1946 ** '' Wittmerimorda'' Franciscolo, 1952 ** '' Yakuhananomia'' Kônô, 1935 ** '' Zeamordella'' Broun, 1886 * Tribe Mordellistenini Ermisch, 1941 ** '' Asiatolida'' Shiyake, 2000 ** '' Calyce''

, 1891 ** '' Calycemorda'' Ermisch, 1969 ** '' Dellamora'' Normand, 1916 ** '' Ermischiella'' Franciscolo, 1950 ** '' Fahraeusiella'' Ermisch, 1953 ** '' Falsomordellina'' Nomura, 1966 ** '' Falsomordellistena'' Ermisch, 1941 ** '' Glipostena'' Ermisch, 1941 ** ''

Glipostenoda ''Glipostenoda'' is a genus of tumbling flower beetles in the family Mordellidae. There are more than 25 described species in ''Glipostenoda''. Species These 28 species belong to the genus ''Glipostenoda'': * ''Glipostenoda ambusta'' (LeConte, 1 ...

'' Ermisch, 1950 ** '' Jenisia'' Horák, 2008 ** '' Mordellina'' Schilsky, 1908 ** '' Mordellistena'' Costa, 1854 ** '' Mordellistenochroa'' Horák, 1982 ** '' Mordellistenoda'' Ermisch, 1941 ** '' Mordellistenula'' Stchegoleva-Barowskaja, 1930 ** '' Mordellochroa'' Emery, 1876 ** '' Paramordellistena'' Ermisch, 1950 ** '' Pselaphokentron'' Franciscolo, 1955 ** '' Pseudodellamora'' Ermisch, 1942 ** ''

Pseudotolida ''Pseudotolida'' is a genus of tumbling flower beetles in the family Mordellidae. There are more than 20 described species in ''Pseudotolida''. Species These 21 species belong to the genus ''Pseudotolida'': * ''Pseudotolida aequinoctialis'' (Ch ...

'' Ermisch, 1950 ** '' Raymordella'' Franciscolo, 1956 ** '' Rolcikomorda'' Horák, 2008 ** ''

Tolida ''Tolida'' 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 b ...

'' Mulsant, 1856 ** ''

Tolidopalpus ''Tolidopalpus'' 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 pi ...

'' Ermisch, 1951 ** '' Tolidostena'' Ermisch, 1942 ** '' Xanthomorda'' Ermisch, 1968 * Tribe Reynoldsiellini Franciscolo, 1957 ** '' Reynoldsiella'' Ray, 1930 **†'' Primaevomordellida'' Bao et al., 2018 * Tribe Stenaliini Franciscolo, 1956 ** '' Brodskyella'' Horák, 1989 ** ''

Pselaphostena ''Pselaphostena'' is a genus of tumbling flower beetles in the family Mordellidae, found in the Afrotropical realm, Afrotropics. Species The following species are members of the genus ''Pselaphostena''. * ''Pselaphostena antennata'' Franciscolo, ...

'' Franciscolo, 1950 ** '' Stenalia'' Mulsant, 1856 ** '' Stenaliodes'' Franciscolo, 1956 * Tribe † Mediumiugini Peris & Ruzzier, 2013 ** †'' Mediumiuga'' Peris & Ruzzier, 2013 * unassigned genera ** †'' Angimordella'' Bao et al., 2019 ** †'' Mirimordella'' Liu, Lu & Ren, 2007

References

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