Mordellistena masoni in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/14/2014). Determined by Tim R. Moyer/BugGuide.

A Mordellistena masoni in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/14/2014).

Mordellistena masoni in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/15/2023). (c) Zachary Dankowicz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

Mordellistena masoni in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/18/2022). (c) Adrienne van den Beemt, some rights reserved (CC BY).

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Mordellistena masoni in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/14/2014). Determined by Tim R. Moyer/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Jesse Christopherson.

A Mordellistena masoni in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/14/2014). View Record Details Media by Jesse Christopherson.

Mordellistena masoni in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/15/2023). (c) Zachary Dankowicz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Zachary Dankowicz via iNaturalist.

Mordellistena masoni in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/18/2022). (c) Adrienne van den Beemt, some rights reserved (CC BY). View Record Details Media by Adrienne van den Beemt.

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Mordellistena masoni

Mordellistena masoni on magnolia blossom
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Mordellidae
Genus:	Mordellistena
Species:	M. masoni
Binomial name
*Mordellistena masoni* Costa, 1918

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]