''Tomoxia carinata'' is a species of
beetle in the genus ''
Tomoxia'' 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 Smith in 1883.
[Mordellidae Species List](_blank)
at Joel Hallan’s Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
References
Beetles described in 1883
Tomoxia
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