Family Mordellidae

The tumbling flower beetles

reviewed and corrected by J.A. Jackman, April 1993

Subfamily Mordellinae

Tribe Mordellini

Glipa LeConte

• G. hieroglyphica Schwarz, FL (SEM, Enterprise (t.l.))
• G. hilaris (Say), eNAmer, FL

Hoshihananomia Kono

• H. inflammata (LeConte), FL endemic

Mordella Linnaeus

• M. angulata LeConte, FL (Lake Ashby (t.l.))
• M. atrata atrata Melsheimer, eNAmer, FL
• M. atrata lecontei Csiki, eNAmer, FL
• M. cinereoatra Liljeblad, FL endemic (HIL, Tampa (t.l.))
• M. invisitata Liljeblad, FL endemic (ALA)
• M. knulli Liljeblad, FL endemic (HEN)
• M. marginata marginata Melsheimer, eNAmer, FL
• M. melaena Germar, eNAmer, FL
• M. schwarzi Liljeblad, FL endemic (DAD)

Paramordellaria Ermisch

• P. carinata (Smith), TX, LA, FL

Tolidomordella Ermisch

• T. discoidea flavientris (Smith), TX, FL

Tomoxia Costa

• T. fascifera (LeConte), DC, TX, FL (LEV, Cedar Keys (t.l.))
• T. latipalpis Ray, FL (DAD, Royal Palm (t.l.))

Tribe Conaliini

Conalia Mulsant and Rey

• C. helva (LeConte), eNAmer, FL

Isotrilophus Liljeblad

• I. erraticus (Smith), CA-TX-AR-IA-FL

Tribe Mordellistenini

Mordellistena Costa

• M. andreae ancilla LeConte, eNAmer, FL
• M. arida LeConte, eNAmer, FL
• M. blatchleyi Liljeblad, IL, OH, GA, FL (PIN, Dunedin (t.l.))
• M. comata (LeConte), CA, AZ, TX, FL
• M. floridensis Smith, CA, TX, TN, AL, FL
• M. heterocolor Ray, FL endemic (Big Bayou)
• M. impatiens LeConte, eUS, FL
• M. infima LeConte, eUS, FL
• M. lecontei Ermisch, mid-sUS, FL
  = rufipes LeConte
• M. leonardi Ray, MS, FL (ALA)
• M. malkini Ray, FL (PIN)
• M. masoni Liljeblad, NJ, CT, NC, FL
• M. minuta Smith, AR, NC, GA, FL
• M. paradisa Liljeblad, FL endemic (DAD, Paradise Key (t.l.))
• M. picipennis Smith, NY, PA, MD, TN, GA, FL
• M. pratensis Smith, FL endemic
• M. pustalata (Melsheimer), US, FL
• M. semiusta LeConte, MID-sUS, FL
• M. sericans Fall, CA, NM, WA, KS, TX, NC, FL
• M. splendens Smith, IA, NJ, PA, NC, FL
• M. viridescens Liljeblad, FL endemic (DUV)

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