Mordellistena aethiops
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| Mordellistena aethiops | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Mordellidae |
| Genus: | Mordellistena |
| Species: | M. aethiops |
| Binomial name | |
| Mordellistena aethiops Smith, 1882 | |
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.