Articles

https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.45.113

On the cave spiders of Georgia with description of a new blind Centromerus (Arachnida: Araneae)
Christo Deltshev; Shalva Barjadze; Eter Maghradze

A new species Centromerus georgicus sp. n. collected in a Georgian cave (Caucasus) is described based on male and female specimens, diagnosed, and illustrated. New records of some poorly…

2 November 2023 · volume 45 (issue 11) · pp. 283–292

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https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.45.112

A new species of Tapinella Enderlein, 1908 (Insecta: Psocoptera) from French Guiana, North Amazon rainforest
Dilian Georgiev

A new species of Tapinella Enderlein, 1908 was described from French Guiana – T. montjoliensis n. sp. It was collected near Montjoly Town and Wayki Village. The species was found…

2 November 2023 · volume 45 (issue 11) · pp. 279–281

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https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.45.111

First described case of self-inflicted injury in a brown bear (Ursus arctos Linnaeus, 1758) following capture with an Aldrich snare
Vladimir R. Todorov; Angel Dyugmedzhiev

Trapping bears (Ursidae) with Aldrich leg snares has established itself as one of the most successful methods of trapping live animals with minimal injury. Most documented injuries…

2 November 2023 · volume 45 (issue 11) · pp. 275–278

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https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.45.103

Chrysoesthia sexguttella (Thunberg, 1794), a new species for Bulgaria (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)
Tsvetomir Tsvetanov; Boyan Zlatkov

Chrysoesthia sexguttella (Thunberg, 1794) is reported for the first time from Bulgaria. The species was found on Spinacia oleracea in Vinarovo Village, Vidin Province, Northwestern…

2 October 2023 · volume 45 (issue 10) · pp. 271–274

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https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.45.102

Psyllids (Hemiptera: Psylloidea) in the entomological collection of the National Museum of Natural History, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Monika Pramatarova; Igor Malenovský; Ilia Gjonov

The entomological collection of the National Museum of Natural History at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences in Sofia (NMNHS) preserves a total of 89 specimens representing 25 species…

2 October 2023 · volume 45 (issue 10) · pp. 261–269

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https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.45.101

Data on the largest specimens of Testudo graeca ibera Pallas, 1814 found in Bulgaria with five new records
Emanuil Mitrevichin; Lidia Sakelarieva; Ivo Ivanchev; Alexander Pulev

Very large specimens of T. graeca ibera were found in Bulgaria, but mostly in the 20th century. Presently, such tortoises are almost absent in the country. Here we summarise data about…

2 October 2023 · volume 45 (issue 10) · pp. 255–260

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https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.45.093

Distribution of the grass snake (Natrix natrix) and dice snake (N. tessellata) in Bulgaria
Yurii V. Kornilev; Georgi Popgeorgiev; Dimitar Plachiyski; Angel Dyugmedzhiev; Vladimir Mladenov; Kostadin Andonov; Simeon Lukanov; Emiliya Vacheva; Miroslav Slavchev; Borislav Naumov

We summarise the distribution of the two species of the genus Natrix occurring in Bulgaria, based on records from 147 peer-reviewed publications, grey literature, and data repositories,…

1 September 2023 · volume 45 (issue 9) · pp. 239–254

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https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.45.092

Checklist of Hippoboscidae (Diptera) from Romania
Jozef Oboňa; Eva Čisovská Bazsalovicsová; Alexandru-Mihai Pintilioaie; Viorel Dumitru Gavril; Oana Cristiana Vasiliu; Laura-Elena Topală; Peter Manko

The checklist of louse flies or keds from the family Hippoboscidae in Romania with 14 species is given. Among them, six species have been newly recorded from Romania, from Natura 2000…

1 September 2023 · volume 45 (issue 9) · pp. 229–238

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https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.45.091

A new level of confidence: biogeography, morphometry and ecology of enigmatic Cyclopyxis puteus Thomas, 1960 (Amoebozoa: Arcellinida: Netzeliidae)
Nikola Bankov

Testate amoebae Cyclopyxis puteus Thomas (1960) has a characteristic morphology, that makes the possibility of overlook or misidentification unlikely. Although this species has been…

1 September 2023 · volume 45 (issue 9) · pp. 215–227

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https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.45.082

Tapinella phuketensis n. sp. – a new species from Thailand (Insecta: Psocoptera)
Dilian Georgiev

A new species of Tapinella Enderlein, 1908 from Phuket Island, Thailand named Tapinella phuketensis n. sp. was described. It was found in a rain forest east of Karon Village at the…

2 August 2023 · volume 45 (issue 8) · pp. 211–213

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https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.45.081

Rediscovery and ITS-barcoding of Entonaema cinnabarinum (Xylariales, Ascomycota) from Bulgaria
Boris Assyov; Fuat Bozok; Monica Slavova; Hatıra Taşkın

Entonaema is a peculiar and morphologically easily recognised fungal genus with disjunct and predominantly tropical-subtropical distribution. Entonaema cinnabarinum is typified on material…

2 August 2023 · volume 45 (issue 8) · pp. 197–210

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https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.45.073

Ground beetle (Coleoptera: Carabidae) taxocoenoses from high-altitude Pinus peuce and Pinus heldreichii forests in Bulgaria
Rumyana Kostova; Rostislav Bekchiev

The sensitivity of ground beetles to changing habitat conditions makes them a good indicator of environmental change. The shift in their distribution could be used as an early warning…

3 July 2023 · volume 45 (issue 7) · pp. 187–196

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