Variimorda (s. str.) mendax Mequignon , 1946

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Variimorda (s. str.) mendax Mequignon, 1946

Mordella (Variimorda) mendax Méquignon, 1946: 63, 71-72 [type locality: Laigneville, France].

Mordella (Variimorda) mendax var. devillei Méquignon, 1946: 71-72 [type locality: Bordeaux, France].

Mordella (Variimorda) mendax var. chobauti Méquignon, 1946: 71-72 [type locality: La Bonde, France].

Variimorda (s. str.) mendax : Ermisch 1956: 277.

New records.

MONTENEGRO • 1 ♂; Bar; 42°06'36"N, 19°05'20"E; 19 June 2011; D. Selnekovič leg.; ruderal vegetation in urban environment; on the flowers of Daucus carota ; D. Selnekovič det.; DSPC.

Distribution.

Albania ( Ermisch 1969b), Algeria ( Méquignon 1946), Austria ( Méquignon 1946), Azerbaijan ( Ermisch 1956), Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Ermisch 1956), Bulgaria ( Ermisch 1969b), Croatia ( Ermisch 1956), Czech Republic ( Méquignon 1946), France ( Méquignon 1946), Georgia ( Horák 2008), Germany ( Ermisch 1956), Greece (Ermisch 1969), Hungary ( Ermisch 1956), Italy ( Ermisch 1956; Ruzzier 2013), Montenegro (new country record), Poland ( Borowiec 1996), Russia ( Ermisch 1956), Slovakia ( Horák 2008), Spain ( Batten 1976b), Switzerland ( Méquignon 1946), Ukraine ( Odnosum 2010).

Remarks.

Variimorda mendax inhabits various grassland and ruderal habitats. Adults are usually found feeding on the flowers of Daucus carota . Larvae and host plants remain unknown.