Descriptions of Four New Species of Tumbling Flower Beetles (Coleoptera: Mordellidae) from Eastern North America
Steury BW and Steiner WE. 2020. Descriptions of Four New Species of Tumbling Flower Beetles (Coleoptera: Mordellidae) from Eastern North America. The Colleopterists Bulletin. 44:699-709
Four new species of tumbling flower beetles (Coleoptera: Mordellidae) are described from the Commonwealth of Virginia, USA in eastern North America: Mordellina wimbledon Steury and Steiner, new species, Mordellina washingtonensis Steury and Steiner, new species, Mordellistena virginica Steury and Steiner, new species, and Pseudotolida syphaxi Steury and Steiner, new species. Images and descriptions are provided for each new species. Comparisons are made with morphologically similar species.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Steury, Brent; Steiner, Warren
- Units
- GWMP , NCR
- Keywords
- biodiversity, Bug Lab, Carabidae, Chrysomelidae, Coleoptera, invertebrates
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Terrestrial Invertebrates