Species Account for Mordellochroa abdominalis
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Mordellochroa abdominalis (Fabricius, 1775)
Coleoptera: Mordellidae
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Taxonomic group: beetles (Coleoptera) - Available county data
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Saproxylic species
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This very local tumbling flower beetle is included as a saproxylic (dead wood) indicator species for use in evaluating wooded habitats for the conservation of dead-wood Coleoptera (Fowles, Alexander & Key 1999). It is assigned a rarity score of 4 out of a maximum of 32 for use in calculating Saproxylic Quality Indices. References
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