Mordella leucaspis explained

Mordella leucaspis is a species of beetle in the genus Mordella of the family Mordellidae, part of the superfamily Tenebrionoidea. It was discovered in 1849.^[1]

Subspecies

The following subspecies have been described:

• Mordella leucaspis bicoloripilosa Horák, 1985
• Mordella leucaspis leucaspis Küster, 1849

= Mordella leucaspis adnexa Ermisch, 1969

= Mordella leucaspis persica Apfelbeck, 1914

Distribution

Beetles of this species live in Europe.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mordellidae species listing . Biology Catalog . https://web.archive.org/web/20150330093513/http://bug.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/test/Arthropoda/Insects/Coleoptera/Family/Mordellidae.txt . 30 March 2015 . 30 March 2015. Jackman, John A. . Lu, Wenhua . Horák, Jan . Hallan, Joel.