Mordella Explained

Mordella is the type genus of the tumbling flower beetle family (Mordellidae), its subfamily Mordellinae and the tribe Mordellini.[1] It is widely distributed in the Holarctic and adjacent regions. The larvae are primarily dead wood borers.[2]

Species

Species of Mordella include:[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mordella Linnaeus, 1758. www.gbif.org. en. 2017-11-23.
  2. Webb . GA . Larval Host Plants of Some Australian Mordellidae (Coleoptera)) . The Coleopterists Bulletin . 41 . 4 . 343 . The Coleopterists Society . 1987 . 20 June 2018 .
  3. http://insects.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/Arthropoda/Insects/Coleoptera/Family/Mordellidae.txt Mordellidae Species List