''Variimorda mendax'' is a species of ''tumbling flower beetles'' in the subfamily
Mordellinae
Mordellinae is a subfamily of beetles commonly known as tumbling flower beetles for the typical irregular movements they make when escaping predators, or as pintail beetles due to their abdominal tip which aids them in performing these tumbling ...
of the family
Mordellidae
The Mordellidae are a family of beetles commonly known as tumbling flower beetles for the typical irregular movements they make when escaping predators, or as pintail beetles due to their abdominal tip which aids them in performing these tumbling ...
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Subspecies
*''Variimorda mendax chobauti''
Méquignon, 1946
*''Variimorda mendax devillei''
Méquignon, 1946
*''Variimorda mendax mendax''
Méquignon, 1946
References
External links
BiolibFauna Europaea
Mordellidae
Beetles of Europe
Beetles described in 1946
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