Carpophilus (Carpophilus) marginellus Motschulsky, 1858

Carpophilus (Carpophilus) marginellus Motschulsky, 1858

Material examined: Sakar Mts, Ustrem Vill., 42°01.341’N 26°27.385’E, 95 m a.s.l., backyard of a house ( Fig. 1 B, D), 07.ix.2024, 1 ♂ ( BFUS- COL000002 ), under decaying figs, after sunset, D. Gradinarov & Y. Petrova leg. ( Fig. 2 B, C) GoogleMaps .

The species C. marginellus is of Paleotropical origin, but presently has a cosmopolitan distribution ( Jelínek & Audisio 2007; Jelínek et al. 2016). In Europe, the species was first recorded in Great Britain in 1938 ( Denux & Zagatti 2010). For Bulgaria, C. marginellus has been repeatedly cited without specified localities ( Jelínek & Audisio 2007; Tomov et al. 2009; Denux & Zagatti 2010; Tomov & Trencheva 2013; Martynov et al. 2019). This species apparently can use a wide range of food sources besides fruits, being found in grains, compost, on tree sap and on flowers ( Denux & Zagatti 2010; Martynov et al. 2019).