Historia naturalis bulgarica —
monthly online journal of natural history
monthly online journal of natural history
ISSN 2603-3186 (online) · ISSN 0205-3640 (print)
Historia naturalis bulgarica is a peer-reviewed journal published by the National Museum of Natural History, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. Currently, the topics are mainly botany and zoology.
The journal is indexed in Crossref, DOAJ, EBSCO Research Databases, Scopus and others. Archival content is accessible through Biodiversity Heritage Library (volumes 1–15) and Zenodo (16–48).
Historia naturalis bulgarica is a peer-reviewed journal published by the National Museum of Natural History, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. Currently, the topics are mainly botany and zoology.
The journal is indexed in Crossref, DOAJ, EBSCO Research Databases, Scopus and others. Archival content is accessible through Biodiversity Heritage Library (volumes 1–15) and Zenodo (16–48).
Scopus CiteScore 2025: 0.9 · SNIP 2025: 0.578
Scimago Journal & Country Rank (SJR) 2025: 0.220 · Q3Agricultural and Biological Sciences: Animal Science and Zoology — Q3, Aquatic Science — Q4, Insect Science — Q4, Plant Science — Q4
News
The July 2026 issue is out
(1 July 2026) — Issue 7 of volume 48 of Historia naturalis bulgarica was published today, 1 July. It includes three articles. The first, Beyond bats: hidden mammalian biodiversity in Bulgarian caves by Nia Toshkova, Vladimir R. Todorov, Stanimira Deleva, Ilya Acosta-Pankov, Rostislav Bekchiev, Mario Langourov, Nikolay Simov, Venislava… [read more]
The June 2026 issue has been published
(1 June 2026) — Issue 6 of volume 48 of Historia naturalis bulgarica was published today, 1 June. It includes two articles. The first, First records of the invasive plant Carpobrotus edulis from the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast by Chavdar Gussev, Magdalena Valcheva and Bogdan Prodanov, presents first observations in Bulgaria of Carpobrotus… [read more]
The May 2026 issue has been published
(4 May 2026) — Issue 5 of volume 48 of Historia naturalis bulgarica was published today, 4 May. It includes four articles. The first, Floristic updates and a new species record for the Bulgarian flora by Georgi Kunev, Gabriela Petrova, Daniela Mihova and Ivan Kostadinov, presents new regional chorological data for eighteen plant taxa.… [read more]
The April 2026 issue is out
(1 April 2026) — Issue 4 of volume 48 of Historia naturalis bulgarica was published today, 1 April. It includes four articles. The first, New records of the oleander seed bug Caenocoris nerii (Germar, 1847) (Insecta: Hemiptera) in Bulgaria and notes on its hosts in the Black Sea region by Desislava Stoianova, Tania Karakicheva, Snejana… [read more]
(1 July 2026) — Issue 7 of volume 48 of Historia naturalis bulgarica was published today, 1 July. It includes three articles. The first, Beyond bats: hidden mammalian biodiversity in Bulgarian caves by Nia Toshkova, Vladimir R. Todorov, Stanimira Deleva, Ilya Acosta-Pankov, Rostislav Bekchiev, Mario Langourov, Nikolay Simov, Venislava… [read more]
The June 2026 issue has been published
(1 June 2026) — Issue 6 of volume 48 of Historia naturalis bulgarica was published today, 1 June. It includes two articles. The first, First records of the invasive plant Carpobrotus edulis from the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast by Chavdar Gussev, Magdalena Valcheva and Bogdan Prodanov, presents first observations in Bulgaria of Carpobrotus… [read more]
The May 2026 issue has been published
(4 May 2026) — Issue 5 of volume 48 of Historia naturalis bulgarica was published today, 4 May. It includes four articles. The first, Floristic updates and a new species record for the Bulgarian flora by Georgi Kunev, Gabriela Petrova, Daniela Mihova and Ivan Kostadinov, presents new regional chorological data for eighteen plant taxa.… [read more]
The April 2026 issue is out
(1 April 2026) — Issue 4 of volume 48 of Historia naturalis bulgarica was published today, 1 April. It includes four articles. The first, New records of the oleander seed bug Caenocoris nerii (Germar, 1847) (Insecta: Hemiptera) in Bulgaria and notes on its hosts in the Black Sea region by Desislava Stoianova, Tania Karakicheva, Snejana… [read more]
Latest articles
https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.48.073Two autumn collecting expeditions highlight the under-researched Lepidoptera fauna of Albania: new records and notes on related literature with additions to the fauna of the country (Lepidoptera: Macroheterocera)
Botond Balogh; Balázs Tóth; Áron Horváth; Stoyan Beshkov; Nimród Varga
The results of two entomological expeditions conducted in September–October 2025 near Mali me Gropa (Central Albania) concerning Macroheterocera are presented. One genus and three…
Volume 48 (Issue 7): 189–219 · 1 July 2026
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https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.48.072On the abundance of Triturus ivanbureschi Arntzen & Wielstra, 2013 (Amphibia: Salamandridae): a case study in three Natura 2000 sites in Bulgaria
Borislav Naumov; Simeon Lukanov; Emiliya Vacheva; Maria Naumova; Deyan Duhalov; Andrey Kolev
In Bulgaria, data on the abundance of newt populations are extremely scarce, which greatly complicates their conservation. For most sites of the Natura 2000 network, such data are completely…
Volume 48 (Issue 7): 179–188 · 1 July 2026
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https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.48.071Beyond bats: hidden mammalian biodiversity in Bulgarian caves
Nia Toshkova; Vladimir R. Todorov; Stanimira Deleva; Ilya Acosta-Pankov; Rostislav Bekchiev; Mario Langourov; Nikolay Simov; Venislava Spasova; Nedko Nedyalkov
Caves in Bulgaria have been studied primarily for their bat fauna, and the occurrence of other mammals in subterranean environments has remained largely unsynthesised. Here we compile…
Volume 48 (Issue 7): 165–177 · 1 July 2026
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https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.48.062On the identity of the poorly known spider species Centromerus obscurus Boesenberg, 1902 and description of a new species (Araneae: Linyphiidae)
Christo Deltshev; Simeon Indzhov
The taxonomic status and distribution of the poorly known linyphiid species Centromerus obscurus Boesenberg, 1902 is discussed on the basis of newly collected material from Bulgaria.…
Volume 48 (Issue 6): 159–164 · 1 June 2026
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https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.47.054
A silent predator ad portas – Dolichoplana striata Moseley, 1877 (Platyhelminthes: Tricladida: Geoplanidae) recorded for the first time in Bulgaria
Nikolay Simov; Simeon Borissov; Vera Antonova
Volume 47 (Issue 5): 125–130 · 2 May 2025
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A silent predator ad portas – Dolichoplana striata Moseley, 1877 (Platyhelminthes: Tricladida: Geoplanidae) recorded for the first time in Bulgaria
Nikolay Simov; Simeon Borissov; Vera Antonova
Volume 47 (Issue 5): 125–130 · 2 May 2025
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https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.47.032
First record of Pochazia shantungensis (Chou & Lu, 1977) (Hemiptera: Ricaniidae) in Bulgaria: alien and potentially invasive species on Via Pontica
Ilia Gjonov; Nikolay Simov
Volume 47 (Issue 3): 49–53 · 4 March 2025
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First record of Pochazia shantungensis (Chou & Lu, 1977) (Hemiptera: Ricaniidae) in Bulgaria: alien and potentially invasive species on Via Pontica
Ilia Gjonov; Nikolay Simov
Volume 47 (Issue 3): 49–53 · 4 March 2025
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https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.47.031
Key areas for the conservation of endangered reptile species in the Kresna Gorge, south-western Bulgaria
Georgi Popgeorgiev; Angel Dyugmedzhiev; Simeon Lukanov; Emiliya Vacheva; Miroslav Slavchev; Kostadin Andonov; Vladislav Vergilov; Deyan Duhalov; Georgi Krastev; Andrei Stojanov; Nikolay Tzankov; Dimitar Plachiyski; Yurii V. Kornilev; Borislav Naumov
Volume 47 (Issue 3): 39–47 · 4 March 2025
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Key areas for the conservation of endangered reptile species in the Kresna Gorge, south-western Bulgaria
Georgi Popgeorgiev; Angel Dyugmedzhiev; Simeon Lukanov; Emiliya Vacheva; Miroslav Slavchev; Kostadin Andonov; Vladislav Vergilov; Deyan Duhalov; Georgi Krastev; Andrei Stojanov; Nikolay Tzankov; Dimitar Plachiyski; Yurii V. Kornilev; Borislav Naumov
Volume 47 (Issue 3): 39–47 · 4 March 2025
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https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.48.012
Centaurea kilaea – a new species to the flora of Bulgaria
Rossen Tzonev; Magdalena Valcheva; Chavdar Gussev; Bogdan Prodanov
Volume 48 (Issue 1): 9–14 · 5 January 2026
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Centaurea kilaea – a new species to the flora of Bulgaria
Rossen Tzonev; Magdalena Valcheva; Chavdar Gussev; Bogdan Prodanov
Volume 48 (Issue 1): 9–14 · 5 January 2026
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Latest volumes
Last published: issue 7 of volume 48. The publication of volume 48 is ongoing; last completed: volume 47.
Index descriptus
Centromerus thaleri
Deltshev & Indzhov, 2026 — On the identity of the poorly known spider species Centromerus obscurus Boesenberg, 1902 and description of a new species (Araneae: Linyphiidae)
Animalia: Arachnida: Araneae: Linyphiidae
Deltshev & Indzhov, 2026 — On the identity of the poorly known spider species Centromerus obscurus Boesenberg, 1902 and description of a new species (Araneae: Linyphiidae)
Animalia: Arachnida: Araneae: Linyphiidae
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