Biology:Mordellinae

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Short description: Subfamily of beetles

Mordellinae
Mordella aculeata MHNT Profil.jpg
Mordella aculeata; note the "pintail"
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Mordellidae
Subfamily: Mordellinae
Latreille, 1802

Mordellinae is a subfamily of beetles commonly known as tumbling flower beetles for the typical irregular movements they make when escaping predators, or as pintail beetles due to their abdominal tip which aids them in performing these tumbling movements.[1]

Tribe and genera

References

Wikidata ☰ Q16985982 entry