''Tomoxia fascifera'' 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

John Lawrence LeConte John Lawrence LeConte (May 13, 1825 – November 15, 1883) was an American entomologist of the 19th century, responsible for naming and describing approximately half of the insect taxa known in the United States during his lifetime,

in 1878.Mordellidae Species List
at Joel Hallan’s Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved 4 June 2012.

References

Beetles described in 1878 Tomoxia Taxa named by John Lawrence LeConte {{Mordellidae-stub