Mordella inusitata
| Mordella inusitata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Mordellidae |
| Genus: | Mordella |
| Species: | M. inusitata |
| Binomial name | |
| Mordella inusitata Blackburn, 1893 | |
Mordella inusitata is a species of beetle in the genus Mordella of the family Mordellidae, which is part of the superfamily Tenebrionoidea. It was discovered in 1893.[1] The larvae bore into dead wood, and in Australia have been recorded on the introduced conifers of pine and Douglas fir.[2]
References
- ^ Mordellidae Species List at Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University, archived from the original on 7 October 2014, retrieved 9 August 2015
- ^ Webb, GA (1987). "Larval Host Plants of Some Australian Mordellidae (Coleoptera)". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 41 (4). The Coleopterists Society: 343. Retrieved 20 June 2018.