{"title":"New genus and two new species of stygobiotic snails from Stara Planina Mts, Bulgaria","authors":"D. Georgiev","doi":"10.48027/hnb.45.012","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.45.012","url":null,"abstract":"Two new species, one of them belonging to a new genus are described from two caves in North Bulgaria. Polatenia sinuiapertura n. gen. and n. sp. was found in sand deposits at the entrance of Izvora Cave, Polaten District of Teteven Town, and Kolevia toplensis n. sp. found at the water catchment near Toplya Cave at vicinity of village of Golyama Zhelyazna.","PeriodicalId":36079,"journal":{"name":"Historia Naturalis Bulgarica","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46187380","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
N. Stanchev, Angel Dyugmedzhiev, M. Stanchev, Irina Lazarkevich, B. Naumov
{"title":"New data on the distribution of Eryx jaculus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Reptilia: Serpentes) in Bulgaria","authors":"N. Stanchev, Angel Dyugmedzhiev, M. Stanchev, Irina Lazarkevich, B. Naumov","doi":"10.48027/hnb.45.011","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.45.011","url":null,"abstract":"We report three newly registered localities of the javelin sand boa - Eryx jaculus along the Black Sea Coast. The nearest known localities (outside of the study area) of the species are situated at a considerable distance (100-230 km) from the recently discovered ones. The data presented here confirm the presence of E. jaculus along the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast and expand the knowledge on its distribution both in the country and in the Balkans.","PeriodicalId":36079,"journal":{"name":"Historia Naturalis Bulgarica","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47152416","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Oriental turtle dove (Streptopelia orientalis Latham, 1790) (Aves: Columbidae), a new species for the avifauna of Serbia","authors":"Geza Farkaš, Arpad Šarok, Draženko Z. Rajković","doi":"10.48027/hnb.45.013","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.45.013","url":null,"abstract":"On 13 January 2019, an individual Oriental turtle dove (Streptopelia orientalis Latham, 1790) was recorded. The species is shortly observed during tree-perching in an intensive agricultural landscape near Temerin Town, Vojvodina Province, Northern Serbia. The observed dove was a putative juvenile bird belonging to the subspecies meena. This finding represents the first observation of the Oriental turtle dove and the sixth native species from the order of Columbiformes recorded in Serbia.","PeriodicalId":36079,"journal":{"name":"Historia Naturalis Bulgarica","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44192094","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The invasion continues: Hierodula tenuidentata (Mantodea), Leptoglossus occidentalis (Hemiptera) and Pelopidas thrax (Lepidoptera) already on the island of Alonnisos","authors":"M. Langourov, N. Simov, Stanislav Abadjiev","doi":"10.48027/hnb.44.112","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.44.112","url":null,"abstract":"During a brief visit of Alonnisos Island in 2022 some insect species (mainly butterflies) were observed and photographed. Three of them are new for the island’s fauna - the giant Asian mantis Hierodula tenuidentata Saussure, 1869, western conifer seed bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Heidemann, 1910, millet skipper Pelopidas thrax (Hübner, [1821]). Their establishment on the island is not a surprise, but it well illustrates the expansion of these species in the Mediterranean area. A list of the observed butterflies is also provided.","PeriodicalId":36079,"journal":{"name":"Historia Naturalis Bulgarica","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46237390","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"New data on the ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) from Kosovo","authors":"B. Guéorguiev, Gábor Mésàros","doi":"10.48027/hnb.44.111","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.44.111","url":null,"abstract":"New records of ground beetle collected from 29 localities in Kosovo are presented. Collection of the material was carried out in the period 2018-2019. Altogether, 69 species and subspecies of ground beetles are identified. Twenty one species and four genera are recorded for the first time for the fauna of Kosovo. In addition, five species and two genera are first reported from Kosovo with first detailed records. Importance of premeditated efforts for collecting material in less investigated areas in the Western Balkans is also evidenced by finding of a great total of species that represent second records for Kosovo.","PeriodicalId":36079,"journal":{"name":"Historia Naturalis Bulgarica","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43775326","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A new species of Microstygia Georgiev et Glöer, 2015 (Gastropoda: Hydrobiidae) from Bulgaria","authors":"D. Georgiev","doi":"10.48027/hnb.44.104","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.44.104","url":null,"abstract":"The second known species of the genus Microstygia Georgiev et Glöer, 2015 was described, Microstygia lakatnika n. sp. It was found as empty shells in the deposits of the temporary stream of the Temnata Dupka Cave, Iskar River Gorge, Stara Planina Mts in Bulgaria. M. lakatnika n. sp. is a little bit larger and has one more whorl than the type species of the genus, M. deltchevi Georgiev et Glöer, 2015.","PeriodicalId":36079,"journal":{"name":"Historia Naturalis Bulgarica","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49043458","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
R. Bekchiev, Miroslav Antov, P. Boyadzhiev, G. Zaemdzhikova, R. Kostova, B. Guéorguiev
{"title":"Carabus variolosus (Fabricius, 1787) (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in Bulgaria: rediscovered after 111 years","authors":"R. Bekchiev, Miroslav Antov, P. Boyadzhiev, G. Zaemdzhikova, R. Kostova, B. Guéorguiev","doi":"10.48027/hnb.44.103","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.44.103","url":null,"abstract":"The rediscovery of the rare and endangered species Carabus (Hygrocarabus) variolosus is reported after its last record from 1909. The only known locality (Stara Planina Mts, Varshets Town) was confirmed. New records at similar habitats in the region could be expected in the future, based on extensive surveys with the proposed methods.","PeriodicalId":36079,"journal":{"name":"Historia Naturalis Bulgarica","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45551475","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Proposals for replacement names for two Afrotropical species of the subfamily Phaoniinae and resurrection of a Phaonia species (Diptera: Muscidae)","authors":"E. Zielke","doi":"10.48027/hnb.44.102","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.44.102","url":null,"abstract":"The names of Dichaetomyia suffusa van Emden, 1942 and Phaonia capensis Zielke, 1971 are occupied by Dichaetomyia suffusa Malloch, 1929 and Phaonia capensis Curran, 1938, respectively. Therefore the replacement name Dichaetomyia adamskae nom. nov. is given to Dichaetomyia suffusa van Emden, 1942, and Phaonia necapensis nom. nov. to Dichaetomyia capensis Zielke, 1971. The differences between the two species Phaonia necapensis and Phaonia brunneivittis Emden, 1943 are described documenting that Phaonia necapensis is a good species, clearly distinct from P. brunneivittis.","PeriodicalId":36079,"journal":{"name":"Historia Naturalis Bulgarica","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46498748","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"New records of rare butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea) in Albania","authors":"A. Nahirnić-Beshkova, S. Beshkov, P. Jakšić","doi":"10.48027/hnb.44.101","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.44.101","url":null,"abstract":"Field work conducted in 2016-2019 and 2022 contributed with additional data on 23 relatively rare species in Albania, including the second record of Cacyreus marshalli and the sixth record of Apatura metis. Several new localities are given for Danaus chrysippus, which proved to be not rare on the southern coast of Albania.","PeriodicalId":36079,"journal":{"name":"Historia Naturalis Bulgarica","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46352955","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An unexpected guest in the winter: first record of Aradus bimaculatus Reuter, 1872 (Hemiptera: Aradidae) for the Balkan fauna","authors":"N. Simov, Nia Toshkova, M. Langourov","doi":"10.48027/hnb.44.091","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.44.091","url":null,"abstract":"The first record of Aradus bimaculatus Reuter, 1872 in Bulgaria and on the Balkan Peninsula is reported with data on the habitats and the true bug assemblage in the region during the collection period (end of February - end of March).","PeriodicalId":36079,"journal":{"name":"Historia Naturalis Bulgarica","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48762195","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}