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Mordellina

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Mordellina
Mordellina pustulata, Georgia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Mordellidae
Subfamily: Mordellinae
Tribe: Mordellini
Genus: Mordellina
Schilsky, 1908
Type species
Mordellina gracilis
Schilsky, 1908

Mordellina is a genus of tumbling flower beetles in the family Mordellidae. There are more than 30 described species in Mordellina.[1][2][3]

Mordellina testacea, Texas

Species

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These 34 species belong to the genus Mordellina, according to GBIF[2] and BioLib,[4] a well as (Hájek 2012).[3]

The following are additionally listed as species of Mordellina in "Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog, Texas A&M University", 2008. These species may no longer be valid.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Mordellina Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
  2. ^ a b "Mordellina". GBIF. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
  3. ^ a b Hájek, Jiří; Bezděk, Jan (2012). "Insect Biodiversity of the Socotra Archipelago" (PDF). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae. 52.
  4. ^ "Mordellina Report". BioLib.cz. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
  5. ^ 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
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