''Mordellistena gigas'' is a
beetle in the genus ''
Mordellistena
''Mordellistena'' is a genus of beetles in the family Mordellidae, containing the following species:
*'' Mordellistena abaceta'' Lea, 1917
*'' Mordellistena abessinica'' Ermisch, 1965
*'' Mordellistena abrupta'' Ray, 1944
*'' Mordellistena a ...
'' 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 ...
. It was described in 1917 by Liljeblad.
References
gigas Gigas may refer to:
* Gigas, one of the Gigantes (Giants) in Greek mythology
* Gigas (company), a Spanish cloud services company
* ''Codex Gigas'', a medieval manuscript
* gigue or giga, a dance
See also
* A. gigas (disambiguation)
* D. gigas
* E. ...
Beetles described in 1917
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