''Tomoxia contracta'' 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

George Charles Champion George Charles Champion (29 April 1851 – 8 August 1927) was an English entomologist specialising in the study of beetles. He was born in Walworth, South London, and the eldest son of George Champion. Biography Encouraged by J. Platt-Barret, ...

in 1891.Mordellidae Species List
at Joel Hallan’s Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved 4 June 2012.

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Beetles described in 1891 Tomoxia {{Mordellidae-stub