Mordella pleurosticta

Mordella pleurosticta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Family:	Mordellidae
Subfamily:	Mordellinae
Tribe:	Mordellini
Genus:	Mordella
Species:	M. pleurosticta
Binomial name
Mordella pleurosticta H. Lucas, 1859[1]

Mordella pleurosticta is a species of beetle in the genus Mordella of the family Mordellidae, which is part of the superfamily Tenebrionoidea. It was first described by Hippolyte Lucas in 1859.[2]

References

1. Lucas, H. (1857) [1859]. "Mordella pleurosticta, Luc.". Entomologie. Expédition dans les parties centrales de l'Amérique du Sud. Vol. 7 Partie: Zoologie. Paris: P. Bertrand. p. 144.
2. 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