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Checklist for Tribe Mordellistenini Ermisch, 1941
and region Iowa (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
420
3273
6617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
418
3269
6613
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
397
3198
6446
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
286
2586
5175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
86
899
1763
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
81
789
1442
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
45
464
779
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
16
83
151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMordellidae
Latreille, 1802
Pintail beetles, Tumbling flower beetle
11
32
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMordellinae
Latreille, 1802
11
32
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMordellistenini
Ermisch, 1941
3
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Iowa
3 Genera with 20 Species
Dellamora Normand, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Falsomordellistena Ermisch, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Mordellistena Costa, 186220SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Iowa
20 Species and 2 Subspecies
Dellamora epiblema Ray, 1949
Falsomordellistena pubescens Fabricius, 1798
Mordellistena (Mordellistena) aemula LeConte, 1859
Mordellistena (Mordellistena) andreae LeConte, 1862
Mordellistena andreae andreae LeConte, 1862
Mordellistena andreae ustulata (LeConte, 1862)⇒ Mordellina ancilla LeConte, 1862
Mordellistena (Mordellistena) cervicalis LeConte, 1862
Mordellistena (Mordellistena) convicta LeConte, 1862
Mordellistena (Mordellistena) decora Ray, 1939
Mordellistena (Mordellistena) discolor (Melsheimer, 1846)⇒ Falsomordellistena discolor Melsheimer, 1845
Mordellistena (Mordellistena) divisa LeConte, 1859
Mordellistena (Mordellistena) fuscipennis Melsheimer, 1845
Mordellistena (Mordellistena) limbalis Melsheimer, 1846
Mordellistena (Mordellistena) marginalis Say, 1824
Mordellistena (Mordellistena) nigricans (Melsheimer, 1846)⇒ Mordellina nigricans Melsheimer, 1845
Mordellistena (Mordellistena) ornata Melsheimer, 1845
Mordellistena (Mordellistena) pubescens (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Falsomordellistena pubescens Fabricius, 1798
Mordellistena (Mordellistena) pustulata (Melsheimer, 1846)⇒ Mordellina pustulata Melsheimer, 1845
Mordellistena (Mordellistena) semiusta (LeConte, 1862)⇒ Mordellina semiusta LeConte, 1862
Mordellistena (Mordellistena) splendens Smith, 1882Red-osier dogwood
Mordellistena (Mordellistena) trifasciata Say, 1826
Mordellistena (Mordellistena) vapida LeConte, 1862


Links, sources and further information
Mordellistenini at artfakta.se
Mordellistenini at dyntaxa.se
Mordellistenini at itis.gov