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Mordellinae

Insecta - Coleoptera - Mordellidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1802Mordellinae Latreille p. 183
1995Mordellinae Lawrence and Newton, Jr. p. 786
2011Mordellinae Bouchard et al. p. 390
2016Mordellinae Odnosum and Perkovsky p. 609
2018Mordellinae Bao et al. p. 61
2018Mordellinae Batelka et al.
2022Mordellinae Cai et al.
2022Mordellinae Telnov et al. p. 2
2023Mordellinae Batelka et al. p. 454
2025Mordellinae Batelka et al. p. 803

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
superclassAllotriocarida
Athalassocarida
LabiocaridaSchwentner et al. 2017
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
Cercofilata
classInsecta
Dicondylia
RankNameAuthor
Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
Holometabola
Aparaglossata
Neuropteriformia
Coleopterida
orderColeoptera
Mesocoleoptera
Metacoleoptera
suborderPolyphagaEmery 1886
infraorderCucujiformiaLameere 1938
superfamilyTenebrionoidea
familyMordellidae()
subfamilyMordellinae
subfamilyMordellinae

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subfm. Mordellinae Latreille 1802
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Tr. Conaliini Ermisch 1956
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G. Isotrilophus Liljeblad 1945
Tr. †Mediumiugini Peris and Ruzzier 2013
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G. †Mediumiuga Peris and Ruzzier 2013
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Mediumiuga sinespinis Peris and Ruzzier 2013
Tr. Mordellini Latreille 1802
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G. †Baltimorda Batelka et al. 2023
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Baltimorda friedrichi Perkovsky and Odnosum 2013
Baltimorda scheelei Ermisch 1941
Baltimorda succinea Bao et al. 2018
G. Mordella Linnaeus 1758
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Mordella atrata Melsheimer 1843
G. †Primaevomordellida Bao et al. 2018
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Primaevomordellida burmitina Bao et al. 2018
G. †Succimorda Kubisz 2001
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Succimorda rubromaculata Kubisz 2001
G. Tomoxia Costa 1854
Tr. Mordellistenini Ermisch 1941
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G. †Baltistena Batelka et al. 2023
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Baltistena amplicollis Ermisch 1941
Baltistena antiqua Ermisch 1941
Baltistena atronigra Batelka et al. 2023
Baltistena aurata Batelka et al. 2023
Baltistena brevispina Batelka et al. 2023
Baltistena concava Batelka et al. 2023
Baltistena goeckei Ermisch 1941
Baltistena hoffeinsorum Batelka et al. 2023
Baltistena korschefskyi Ermisch 1941
Baltistena longistrigata Batelka et al. 2023
Baltistena nigrispinata Batelka et al. 2024
Baltistena sergeli Ermisch 1943
Baltistena soror Ermisch 1941
Baltistena ultima Batelka et al. 2023
G. Mordellistena Costa 1854
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G. †Palaeostena Kubisz 2003
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Palaeostena eocenica Kubisz 2003
G. †Rovnostena Batelka et al. 2023
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Rovnostena ponomarenkoi Odnosum and Perkovsky 2009
Tr. Stenaliini Franciscolo 1955
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G. Stenalia Mulsant 1856
Invalid names: Raynoldsiellini Franciscolo 1957 [empty], Reynoldsiellini Franciscolo 1957 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Modified: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Albian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 106.30000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 100.5 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Spain (Álava) Mediumiuga sinespinis (108769)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Myanmar Primaevomordellida burmitina (161726)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation Mordella sp., Glipostena sergeli, Mordellistena korschefskyi, Mordellistena soror, Mordellistena amplicollis (123419)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Baltimorda sp. A, Baltimorda sp. B, Baltistena ultima, Baltistena aurata, Baltistena longistrigata, Baltistena hoffeinsorum, Baltistena concava, Baltistena brevispina, Baltistena atronigra (207812) Baltistena nigrispinata (201682) Mordella scheelei, Mordellistena goeckei, Mordellistena antiqua (123771) Mordellaria friedrichi (123964)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Poland Falsomordellistena eocenica, Succimorda rubromaculata (123215) Mordellistena sp., Tomoxia succinea (110737)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Ukraine Glipostena ponomarenkoi (122997)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Mordellistena florissantensis (106379)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129United Kingdom Mordellistena sp. (168265)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Colorado) Mordellistena sp., Mordella atrata (169353)