''Variimorda'' is a genus of

tumbling flower beetle 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 ...

s in 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 tumblin ...

. There are about 30 described species in ''Variimorda''.

Species

These 30 species belong to the genus ''Variimorda'': * '' Variimorda argyropleura'' (Franciscolo, 1942) * '' Variimorda basalis'' (Costa, 1854) (Europe) * '' Variimorda bistrinotata'' (Pic, 1928) (south and southeast Asia) * '' Variimorda briantea'' (Comolli, 1837) (Europe) * '' Variimorda caprai'' Franciscolo, 1951 * '' Variimorda fagniezi'' (Méquignon, 1946) * '' Variimorda fagusai'' (Méquignon, 1946) * '' Variimorda flavimana'' (Marseul, 1877) (temperate Asia) * '' Variimorda girardi'' Horák, 2009 (India) * '' Variimorda hiromiae'' Takakuwa, 2010 (Japan) * '' Variimorda hladili'' Horak, 1985 * '' Variimorda holzschuhi'' Horak, 1985 * '' Variimorda ihai'' Chûjô, 1959 * '' Variimorda inomatai'' Takakuwa, 1985 (Japan) * '' Variimorda ishiharai'' Kiyoyama, 1994 (temperate Asia) * '' Variimorda krikkeni'' Batten, 1977 * '' Variimorda kurosawai'' Takakuwa, 2001 * '' Variimorda maiae'' Takakuwa, 2010 (Japan) * '' Variimorda mendax'' Méquignon, 1946 * '' Variimorda miyarabi'' Nomura, 1962 * '' Variimorda persica'' Horak, 1985 * '' Variimorda phungi'' (Pic, 1923) * '' Variimorda pustulata'' (Champion, 1891) * '' Variimorda quomoi'' (Franciscolo, 1942) * '' Variimorda ragusai'' (Emery, 1876) * '' Variimorda shiyakei'' Horak, 1996 * '' Variimorda takakuwa''i, Horák 2009 (Vietnam, China, Laos, India) * '' Variimorda theryi'' (Mequignon, 1946) * '' Variimorda truncatopyga'' (Pic, 1938) (temperate Asia) * '' Variimorda villosa'' (Schrank, 1781) (Europe)

References

External links

* Mordellidae {{Mordellidae-stub