Tumbling Flower Beetle - Mordellina testacea

Moved tentatively

Moved from Mordellistena andreae. I'm tentatively placing this as Mordellina testacea.

… Brad Barnd, 28 February, 2022 - 3:37pm

Mordellistena andreae LeConte

Moved from Mordellistena tosta. ID'd from specimen, now a photo-voucher. Thanks John.

I think this is one of the color variants of M. andreae.

… Brad Barnd, 21 April, 2015 - 9:35pm

Moved

Moved from Mordellistenini.

… Tim Moyer, 23 August, 2014 - 9:37pm

Mordellistena tosta (I think)

I believe this is Mordellistena tosta. I think I see 2 (not 3) ridges of equal length on the tibia, 3 on the first tarsi, and 2 on the second. That, combined with the light color with darkening on the apical elytra, leads only to M. tosta.

Let's move it there at least for now. Only our second beetle with ridges like this.

… Tim Moyer, 23 August, 2014 - 9:37pm

Not M. tosta

Your counts of ridges are correct, but looking at this specimen in front of me, the second ridge on the tibiae extends across the face. This puts me to couplet 36 of Liljeblad's key. Trying to find a suitable candidate... [2.5 mm measured length]

… Brad Barnd, 21 April, 2015 - 9:18pm

Moved

Moved from Tumbling Flower Beetles.

… v belov, 10 July, 2014 - 11:24pm