Mordellistena arida

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Mordellistena arida
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Mordellidae
Genus: Mordellistena
Species:
M. arida
Binomial name
Mordellistena arida
LeConte, 1862

Mordellistena arida is a beetle in the genus Mordellistena of the family Mordellidae. It is more commonly known as the Tumbling Flower Beetle.[1] It was described in 1862 by John Lawrence LeConte.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "A Tumbling Flower Beetle (Mordellistena arida) | Idaho Fish and Game". idfg.idaho.gov. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
  2. ^ 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