Mordellistena liturata
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Mordellidae |
Genus: | Mordellistena |
Species: | M. liturata
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Binomial name | |
Mordellistena liturata (Melsheimer, 1845)
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![A member of the Mordellistena species.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Mordellistena_species.jpg/220px-Mordellistena_species.jpg)
Mordellistena liturata is a beetle in the genus Mordellistena of the family Mordellidae. It was described in 1845 by Frederick Ernst Melsheimer.[1] It is found in gardens and is just over 4 millimetres (0.16 in) in length and has a 1 millimetre (0.039 in) tail.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Mordellidae Species List at Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University, archived from the original on 7 October 2014, retrieved 8 August 2015
- ^ "Bugguide". Retrieved 20 May 2012.