Information: Mylabris variabilis was described by Pallas in 1782 originally as Meloe variabilis.
Mylabris variabilis is body length: 8–20 mm; setae uniformly black, but mixed golden and black on legs; antennommeres black, rarely partially dark reddish, III ca. 1.5 times as long as IV, apical antennomeres clearly widened, XI less than twice as long as wide ; pronotum without fore transverse depression; elytral black pattern very variable, if the basal series composed by a fascia, it always extends to the base along the suture, if it fragmented in spots, the external spot wider or subequal to the inner one, the apical fascia wide; mesosternal “scutum” sub-triangularly shaped; gonoforceps in lateral view only slightly curved before the apical lobe, fused ventrally in basal third; distal hook of aedeagus positioned almost at apex, proximal hook close to the distal one.
This species shows a great variability of elytral pattern (Fig.), this including large variation of fore and middle black spots and fasciae. In particular, the Sicilian populations are phenetically well distinct because of the middle fascia narrower and clearly sinuous.
Body length: 8 - 20 mm
Peak activity: April - September (depends on region)
Remarks:
Distribution: Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Albania, Armenia, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Macedonia, Montenegro, Moldova, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Serbia, Switzerland, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
Taxonomic classification:
Material examined (& observation):
Our observation period: August
Sampling Methods: on bush and flowers 
Slovakia
