Mordellistena masoni is a species of beetle in the genus Mordellistena of the family Mordellidae, which is part of the superfamily Tenebrionoidea. It was discovered in 1918.[1]
| Mordellistena masoni | |
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| Mordellistena masoni on magnolia blossom | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Mordellidae |
| Genus: | Mordellistena |
| Species: | M. masoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Mordellistena masoni Costa, 1918
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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