Mordellistena aethiops is a species of beetle in the genus Mordellistena of the family Mordellidae discovered in 1882.[1] Its larvae feed on the stems of Silphium laciniatum.
| Mordellistena aethiops | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Mordellidae |
| Genus: | Mordellistena |
| Species: | M. aethiops
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| Binomial name | |
| Mordellistena aethiops Smith, 1882
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References edit
- ^ Mordellidae Species List at Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University, archived from the original on 7 October 2014, retrieved 8 August 2015