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. Founded in 1989, the journal publishes scientific contributions on mineralogy, palaeontology, botany, zoology. Since 2018, volume 25, the publishing is online only.
Historia naturalis bulgarica is a peer-reviewed journal published by the National Museum of Natural History, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. Founded in 1989, the journal publishes scientific contributions on mineralogy, palaeontology, botany, zoology. Since 2018, volume 25, the publishing is online only.
Publisher’s address: National Museum of Natural History, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1 Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd, 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria [map]
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Historia naturalis bulgarica is indexed in Crossref, Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), EBSCO Research Databases, Scopus and others.
Scopus CiteScore 2023: 0.6 | SNIP 2023: 0.518
Scopus CiteScoreTracker 2024: 0.6
Scimago Journal & Country Rank (SJR) 2023: 0.243Agricultural and Biological Sciences: Animal Science and Zoology — Q3, Aquatic Science — Q3, Insect Science — Q4, Plant Science — Q3
Archival content is accessible through Biodiversity Heritage Library (volumes 1–15) and Zenodo (research articles of volumes 16–46).
Latest articles
https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.46.103Acoustic study of urban bat diversity in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
Maksim Kolev; Ilya Acosta-Pankov; Nia Toshkova; Stanimira Deleva
Urbanisation presents both challenges and opportunities for bat populations. Understanding the composition and distribution of urban bat species is the first step toward their effective…
1 October 2024 · volume 46 (issue 10) · pp. 273–284
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https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.46.102First record of Biscogniauxia mediterranea (De Not.) Kuntze on Quercus rubra L. in Bulgaria
Margarita Georgieva; Georgi Georgiev; Veselin Ivanov; Mihaela Hristova
The endophytic fungus Biscogniauxia mediterranea, a causal agent of charcoal canker disease, was established for the first time on red oak (Quercus rubra) in Bulgaria. Symptomatic trees…
1 October 2024 · volume 46 (issue 10) · pp. 265–271
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https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.46.101Preliminary results of the monitoring of protected red wood ants in Rila Mountain, Bulgaria
Vera Antonova; Dimitar Kyonev; Martin Marinov
This study aimed to assess the present distribution of red wood ant species and changes in their nest density over a period of eight years in the area of Rila Mt, Bulgaria. One of the…
1 October 2024 · volume 46 (issue 10) · pp. 253–263
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https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.46.094Description of the sixth known species from the genus Nanopsocus Pearman, 1928 (Insecta: Psocodea) from Zanzibar
Dilian Georgiev
This study describes a new species, Nanopsocus ajabu n. sp., discovered on Unguja Island, Zanzibar. The species exhibits unique morphological characteristics and complex colour patterns.…
2 September 2024 · volume 46 (issue 9) · pp. 249–252
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New data on the distribution of Eryx jaculus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Reptilia: Serpentes) in Bulgaria
Nikola Stanchev; Angel Dyugmedzhiev; Martin Stanchev; Irina Lazarkevich; Borislav Naumov
16 January 2023 · volume 45 (issue 1) · pp. 1–4
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New data on the distribution of Eryx jaculus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Reptilia: Serpentes) in Bulgaria
Nikola Stanchev; Angel Dyugmedzhiev; Martin Stanchev; Irina Lazarkevich; Borislav Naumov
16 January 2023 · volume 45 (issue 1) · pp. 1–4
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https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.41.12003
New records of Hierodula transcaucasica Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878 (Mantodea) from Bulgaria
Boyan Zlatkov; Stanislav Stefanov; Victor Gashtarov; Vladislav Vergilov
22 November 2020 · volume 41 [issue 12] · pp. 99–101
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New records of Hierodula transcaucasica Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878 (Mantodea) from Bulgaria
Boyan Zlatkov; Stanislav Stefanov; Victor Gashtarov; Vladislav Vergilov
22 November 2020 · volume 41 [issue 12] · pp. 99–101
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https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.29.01001
Updated distribution of the elusive Roach’s mouse-tailed dormouse, Myomimus roachi Bate, 1937 (Mammalia: Rodentia: Gliridae) in Bulgaria
Nedko Nedyalkov; Georgi Popgeorgiev; Anna Staneva
19 October 2018 · volume 29 [issue 1] · pp. 3–8
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Updated distribution of the elusive Roach’s mouse-tailed dormouse, Myomimus roachi Bate, 1937 (Mammalia: Rodentia: Gliridae) in Bulgaria
Nedko Nedyalkov; Georgi Popgeorgiev; Anna Staneva
19 October 2018 · volume 29 [issue 1] · pp. 3–8
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https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.44.061
A new locality of the violet copper Lycaena helle ([Denis et Schiffermüller], 1775) on the Balkan Peninsula
Mario Langourov; Hilary Raeburn
22 July 2022 · volume 44 (issue 6) · pp. 41–44
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A new locality of the violet copper Lycaena helle ([Denis et Schiffermüller], 1775) on the Balkan Peninsula
Mario Langourov; Hilary Raeburn
22 July 2022 · volume 44 (issue 6) · pp. 41–44
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Last published: issue 10 of volume 46. The publication of volume 46 is ongoing; last completed: volume 45.
Index descriptus
Nanopsocus ajabu
Georgiev, 2024 — Description of the sixth known species from the genus Nanopsocus Pearman, 1928 (Insecta: Psocodea) from Zanzibar
Animalia: Insecta: Psocodea: Tapinellidae
Georgiev, 2024 — Description of the sixth known species from the genus Nanopsocus Pearman, 1928 (Insecta: Psocodea) from Zanzibar
Animalia: Insecta: Psocodea: Tapinellidae
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