Mordella inusitata

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]

Mordella inusitata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Polyphaga
Family:
Mordellidae
Subfamily:
Mordellinae
Tribe:
Mordellini
Genus:
Mordella
Species:
M. inusitata
Binomial name
Mordella inusitata
Blackburn, 1893

References
  1. 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
  2. Webb, GA (1987). "Larval Host Plants of Some Australian Mordellidae (Coleoptera)" (PDF). The Coleopterists Bulletin. The Coleopterists Society. 41 (4): 343. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
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