''Mordella leucographa'' is a species of
beetle in the genus ''
Mordella
''Mordella'' is the type genus of the tumbling flower beetle family (Mordellidae), its subfamily Mordellinae and the tribe Mordellini. It is widely distributed in the Holarctic and adjacent regions. The larvae are primarily dead wood borers. Spe ...
'' of the family
Mordellidae
The Mordellidae are a family 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 ...
, which is part of the superfamily
Tenebrionoidea
The Tenebrionoidea are a very large and diverse superfamily of beetles.
It generally corresponds to the Heteromera of earlier authors.
Taxonomy
Tenebrionoidea contains the following families:
* Aderidae Winkler 1927 (ant-like leaf beetles)
* ...
. It was discovered in 1891. They are found in
Guatemala
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,
Nicaragua, and
Panama.
References
Beetles described in 1891
leucographa
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