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New and rare fungus gnats for the fauna of Bulgaria (Diptera: Nematocera: Mycetophilidae)


Aneliya Pavlova

5 February 2020 · volume 41 · [issue 4] · pp. 27–31 · PDF [full text]

Abstract: The paper provides information about two newly recorded species for the fauna of Bulgaria: Docosia rohaceki Sevcik, 2006 and Leia graeca Bechev, 1997 and new localities for another two rare species in Bulgaria. Azana (A.) bulgarense Coher, 1995 is proposed as a synonym of Azana (A.) flavohalterata Strobl, 1909.

Keywords: Balkan Peninsula, Bulgaria, Mycetophilidae, new localities, new records, new synonym

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Pavlova A. 2020 New and rare fungus gnats for the fauna of Bulgaria (Diptera: Nematocera: Mycetophilidae). Historia naturalis bulgarica 41: 27–31.

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