''Mordellistenoda melana'' is a beetle in the genus ''

Mordellistenoda ''Mordellistenoda'' is a genus of beetles in the family Mordellidae, containing the following species: * ''Mordellistenoda atrilimbata'' Shiyake, 1997 * ''Mordellistenoda australiensis'' Ermisch, 1963 * ''Mordellistenoda donan'' Tsuru, 2004 * '' ...

'' 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 1995 by Fan & Yang.

References

Mordellidae Beetles described in 1995 {{Mordellidae-stub