Mordellinae

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Mordellinae
Mordella aculeata; note the "pintail"
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Mordellidae
Subfamily: Mordellinae
Latreille, 1802
Mordellistena cervicalis.

Mordellinae is a

predators, or as pintail beetles due to their abdominal tip which aids them in performing these tumbling movements.[1]

Tribe and genera

References

  1. ^ 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
  2. ISSN 0374-1036
    . Retrieved 5 February 2013.