Mylabris variabilis

Mylabris variabilis (Pallas, 1781) (Plate II, 13, 14) Material examined: Bulgaria, Sakar Mts, W of Ustrem Vill., 42°01.434’N 26°26.828’E, 107 m a.s.l., meadows (Fig. 2 D), 22.vii.2021, 1 ♀ (BFUS- MEL 000086), on Cichorium intybus, D. Gradinarov leg.; the same data, 23.vi.2023, 4 ♂♂ (BFUS- MEL 000087, BFUS-MEL 000088, BFUS-MEL 000089, BFUS-MEL 000090), 1 ♀ (BFUS- MEL 000091); Bulgaria, Sakar Mts, SE Ustrem Vill., the road to Radovets Vill., 41°58.563’N 26°29.026’E, 203 m a.s.l., meadows, edge of oak forest, 23.vii.2021, 2 ♂♂ (BFUS- MEL 000092, BFUS-MEL 000093), 1 ♀ (BFUS- MEL 000094), D. Gradinarov leg.; Bulgaria, Sakar Mts, E Oreshnik Vill., 42°04.100’N 26°23.179’E, 278 m a.s.l., roadside verges, 24.vii.2021, 1 ♂ (BFUS- MEL 000095), D. Gradinarov & Y. Petrova leg.; Bulgaria, Sakar Mts, E of Oreshnik Vill., 42°04.155’N 26°23.043’E, 278 m a.s.l., dry meadows, ruderal vegetation, 21.vi.2023, 1 ♂ (BFUS- MEL 000096), 1 ♀ (BFUS- MEL 000097), D. Gradinarov & Y. Petrova leg.; Bulgaria, Sakar Mts, W of Branitsa Vill., 42°00.466’N 26°04.582’E, 386 m a.s.l., 26.vi.2023, 1 ♂ (BFUS- MEL 000098), on Cichorium intybus L., D. Gradinarov & Y. Petrova leg.; Bulgaria, Sakar Mts, N of Sakartsi Vill., 42°03.696’N 26°17.567’E, 365 m a.s.l., dirt road, meadows, 23.vii.2023, 1 ♂ (BFUS-MEL 000099), 1 ♀ (BFUS- MEL 000100), on Cichorium intybus L. and Apiaceae, Y. Petrova leg.