Mordellistena aethiops

Mordellistena aethiops
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Family: Mordellidae
Subfamily: Mordellinae
Tribe: Mordellistenini
Genus: Mordellistena
Species: M. aethiops
Smith, 1882
Binomial name
Mordellistena aethiops

Mordellistena aethiops is a species of beetle in the family Mordellidae discovered in 1882.[1] Its larvae feed on the stems of Silphium laciniatum.

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