Mordellinae is a subfamily 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 movements.
Tribes and genera
- Tribe Conaliini <small>Ermisch, 1956</small>
- Conalia <small>Mulsant & Rey, 1858</small>
- Conaliamorpha <small>Ermisch, 1968</small>
- Glipodes <small>LeConte, 1862</small>
- Isotrilophus <small>Liljeblad, 1945</small>
- Paraconalia <small>Ermisch, 1968</small>
- Stenoconalia <small>Ermisch, 1967</small>
- Tribe Mordellini <small>Siedlitz, 1875</small>
- Austromordella <small>Ermisch, 1950</small>
- Boatia <small>Franciscolo, 1985</small>
- Calycina <small>Blair, 1922</small>
- Cephaloglipa <small>Franciscolo, 1952</small>
- Congomorda <small>Ermisch, 1955</small>
- Cothurus <small>Champion, 1891</small>
- Cretanaspis <small>Huang & Yang, 1999</small>
- Curtimorda <small>Méquignon, 1946</small>
- Glipa <small>LeConte, 1859</small>
- Glipidiomorpha <small>Franciscolo, 1952</small>
- Hoshihananomia <small>Kônô, 1935</small>
- Iberomorda <small>Méquignon, 1946</small>
- Ideorhipistena <small>Franciscolo, 2000</small>
- Klapperichimorda <small>Ermisch, 1968</small>
- Larinomorda <small>Ermisch, 1968</small>
- Liaoximordella <small>Wang, 1993</small>
- Macrotomoxia <small>PÃÂc, 1922</small>
- Mordella <small>Linnaeus, 1758</small>
- Mordellapygium <small>Ray, 1930</small>
- Mordellaria <small>Ermisch, 1950</small>
- Mordelloides <small>Ray, 1939</small>
- Mordellopalpus <small>Franciscolo, 1955</small>
- Neocurtimorda <small>Franciscolo, 1950</small>
- Ophthalmoglipa <small>Franciscolo, 1952</small>
- Paramordellaria <small>Ermisch, 1968</small>
- Paraphungia <small>Ermisch, 1969</small>
- Paratomoxioda <small>Ermisch, 1954</small>
- Phungia <small>PÃÂc, 1922</small>
- Plesitomoxia <small>Ermisch, 1955</small>
- Praemordella <small>Shchegoleva-Barovskaya, 1929</small>
- Sphaeromorda <small>Franciscolo, 1950</small>
- Stenomordella <small>Ermisch, 1941</small>
- Stenomordellaria <small>Ermisch, 1950</small>
- Succimorda <small>Kubisz, 2001</small>
- Tolidomordella <small>Ermisch, 1950</small>
- Tomoxia <small>Costa, 1854</small>
- Tomoxioda <small>Ermisch, 1950</small>
- Trichotomoxia <small>Franciscolo, 1950</small>
- Variimorda <small>Méquignon, 1946</small>
- Wittmerimorda <small>Franciscolo, 1952</small>
- Yakuhananomia <small>Kônô, 1935</small>
- Zeamordella <small>Broun, 1886</small>
- Tribe Mordellistenini <small>Ermisch, 1941</small>
- Asiatolida <small>Shiyake, 2000</small>
- Calyce <small>Champion, 1891</small>
- Calycemorda <small>Ermisch, 1969</small>
- Dellamora <small>Normand, 1916</small>
- Ermischiella <small>Franciscolo, 1950</small>
- Fahraeusiella <small>Ermisch, 1953</small>
- Falsomordellina <small>Nomura, 1966</small>
- Falsomordellistena <small>Ermisch, 1941</small>
- Glipostena <small>Ermisch, 1941</small>
- Glipostenoda <small>Ermisch, 1950</small>
- Jenisia <small>Horák, 2008</small>
- Mordellina <small>Schilsky, 1908</small>
- Mordellistena <small>Costa, 1854</small>
- Mordellistenochroa <small>Horák, 1982</small>
- Mordellistenoda <small>Ermisch, 1941</small>
- Mordellistenula <small>Stchegoleva-Barowskaja, 1930</small>
- Mordellochroa <small>Emery, 1876</small>
- Paramordellistena <small>Ermisch, 1950</small>
- Pselaphokentron <small>Franciscolo, 1955</small>
- Pseudodellamora <small>Ermisch, 1942</small>
- Pseudotolida <small>Ermisch, 1950</small>
- Raymordella <small>Franciscolo, 1956</small>
- Rolcikomorda <small>Horák, 2008</small>
- Tolida <small>Mulsant, 1856</small>
- Tolidopalpus <small>Ermisch, 1951</small>
- Tolidostena <small>Ermisch, 1942</small>
- Xanthomorda <small>Ermisch, 1968</small>
- Tribe Reynoldsiellini <small>Franciscolo, 1957</small>
- Reynoldsiella <small>Ray, 1930</small>
- â Primaevomordellida <small>Bao et al., 2018</small>
- Tribe Stenaliini <small>Franciscolo, 1956</small>
- Brodskyella <small>Horák, 1989</small>
- Pselaphostena <small>Franciscolo, 1950</small>
- Stenalia <small>Mulsant, 1856</small>
- Stenaliodes <small>Franciscolo, 1956</small>
- Tribe â Mediumiugini <small>Peris & Ruzzier, 2013</small>
- â Mediumiuga <small>Peris & Ruzzier, 2013</small>
- unassigned genera
- â Angimordella <small>Bao et al., 2019</small>
- â Mirimordella <small>Liu, Lu & Ren, 2007</small>
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