Mordellinae
| Mordellinae | |
|---|---|
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| Mordella aculeata; note the "pintail" | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Superfamily: | Tenebrionoidea |
| Family: | Mordellidae |
| Subfamily: | Mordellinae Latreille, 1802 |
Mordellidae 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.[1]
Tribe and genera
- Tribe Conaliini Ermisch, 1956
- Conalia Mulsant & Rey, 1858
- Conaliamorpha Ermisch, 1968
- Glipodes LeConte, 1862
- Isotrilophus Liljeblad, 1945
- Ophthalmoconalia Ermisch, 1968
- Paraconalia Ermisch, 1968
- Pseudoconalia Ermisch, 1950
- Stenoconalia Ermisch, 1967
- Xanthoconalia Franciscolo, 1942
- Tribe Mordellini Siedlitz, 1875
- Adelptes Franciscolo, 1965
- Asiamordella Hong, 2002
- Austromordella Ermisch, 1950
- Binaghia Franciscolo, 1943
- Boatia Franciscolo, 1985
- Caffromorda Franciscolo, 1952
- Calycina Blair, 1922
- Cephaloglipa Franciscolo, 1952
- Congomorda Ermisch, 1955
- Cothurus Champion, 1891
- Cretanaspis Huang & Yang, 1999
- Curtimorda Méquignon, 1946
- Glipa LeConte, 1859
- Glipidiomorpha Franciscolo, 1952
- Hoshihananomia Kônô, 1935
- Iberomorda Méquignon, 1946
- Ideorhipistena Franciscolo, 2000
- Klapperichimorda Ermisch, 1968
- Larinomorda Ermisch, 1968
- Liaoximordella Wang, 1993
- Machairophora Franciscolo, 1943
- Macrotomoxia Píc, 1922
- Mirimordella Liu, Lu & Ren, 2007
- Mordella Linnaeus, 1758
- Mordellina Schilsky, 1908[2]
- Mordellapygium Ray, 1930
- Mordellaria Ermisch, 1950
- Mordelloides Ray, 1939
- Mordellopalpus Franciscolo, 1955
- Neocurtimorda Franciscolo, 1950
- Neotomoxia Ermisch, 1950
- Ophthalmoglipa Franciscolo, 1952
- Paramordella Píc, 1936
- Paramordellana Ermisch, 1968
- Paramordellaria Ermisch, 1968
- Paraphungia Ermisch, 1969
- Parastenomordella Ermisch, 1950
- Paratomoxia Ermisch, 1950
- Paratomoxioda Ermisch, 1954
- Phungia Píc, 1922
- Plesitomoxia Ermisch, 1955
- Praemordella Shchegoleva-Barovskaya, 1929
- Pseudomordellaria Ermisch, 1950
- Pseudotomoxia Ermisch, 1950
- Sphaeromorda Franciscolo, 1950
- Stenaliamorda Ermisch & Chûjô, 1968
- Stenomorda Ermisch, 1950
- Stenomordella Ermisch, 1941
- Stenomordellaria Ermisch, 1950
- Stenomordellariodes Ermisch, 1954
- Succimorda Kubisz, 2001
- Tolidomordella Ermisch, 1950
- Tolidomoxia Ermisch, 1950
- Tomoxia 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 Champion, 1891
- Calycemorda Ermisch, 1969
- Calyceoidea Ermisch, 1969
- Dellamora Normand, 1916
- Diversimorda Ermisch, 1969
- Ermischiella Franciscolo, 1950
- Fahraeusiella Ermisch, 1953
- Falsomordellina Nomura, 1966
- Falsomordellistena Ermisch, 1941
- Falsopseudomoxia Franciscolo, 1965
- Glipostena Ermisch, 1941
- Glipostenoda Ermisch, 1950
- Gymnostena Franciscolo, 1950
- Mordellina Schilsky, 1908
- Mordellistena Costa, 1854
- Mordellistenalia Ermisch, 1958
- Mordellistenochroa Horák, 1982
- Mordellistenoda Ermisch, 1941
- Mordellistenula Stchegoleva-Barowskaja, 1930
- Mordellochroa Emery, 1876
- Mordellochroidea Ermisch, 1969
- Mordelloxena Franciscolo, 1950
- Morphomordellochroa Ermisch, 1969
- Neomordellistena Ermisch, 1950
- Palmorda Ermisch, 1969
- Paramordellistena Ermisch, 1950
- Phunginus Píc, 1922
- Pselaphokentron Franciscolo, 1955
- Pseudodellamora Ermisch, 1942
- Pseudotolida Ermisch, 1950
- Raymordella Franciscolo, 1956
- Tolida Mulsant, 1856
- Tolidopalpus Ermisch, 1951
- Tolidostena Ermisch, 1942
- Uhligia Horák, 1990
- Xanthomorda Ermisch, 1968
- Tribe Reynoldsiellini Franciscolo, 1957
- Reynoldsiella Ray, 1930
- Tribe Stenaliini Franciscolo, 1956
- Brodskyella Horák, 1989
- Pselaphostena Franciscolo, 1950
- Stenalia Mulsant, 1856
- Stenaliodes Franciscolo, 1956
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
- ↑ Horák, Jan; Farkac, Jan; Nakládal, Oto (2012). "Mordellidae (Coleoptera) from Socotra Island" (PDF). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae (Musei Nationalis Pragae) 52 ((supplementum 2)): 253–268. ISSN 0374-1036. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
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