''Mordellistena palmi'' is a species of
beetle
Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...
in the genus ''
Mordellistena'' 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 by Liljeblad in 1945.
References
Beetles described in 1945
palmi
Palmi may refer to:
People Given name
Palmi is an Icelandic male given name. Notable people with this surname include:
* Pálmi Gestsson (born 1957), Icelandic actor and voice actor
* Pálmi Gunnarsson (born 1950), Icelandic musician
* Pálmi Ha ...
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