Articles

https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.44.082

On Madagascan Dichaetomyia species (Diptera: Muscidae): redescriptions of six species
Eberhard Zielke

Several original descriptions of the Madagascan Dichaetomyia species originating from earlier years do not correspond to today’s requirements since taxonomic characters which are…

20 September 2022 · volume 44 (issue 8) · pp. 69–89

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https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.44.081

Two predatory Medetera (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) species associated with Ips acuminatus (Gyllenhal) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Bulgaria
Mihail Kechev; Sevdalin Belilov; Georgi Georgiev

In 2021 and 2022, two predatory flies from the genus Medetera (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) were recorded in galleries of Ips acuminatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) on Pinus sylvestris…

20 September 2022 · volume 44 (issue 8) · pp. 63–67

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https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.44.072

New species of Psocoptera (Insecta) from East Africa
Dilian Georgiev

Four new Psocoptera species were described as new to science from the coastal area of East Africa: Echinopsocus keniensis n. sp., Cerobasis lienhardi n. sp., Lithoseopsis juliani n.…

23 August 2022 · volume 44 (issue 7) · pp. 51–62

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https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.44.071

Two new sawfly species for the Bulgarian fauna (Hymenoptera: Symphyta)
Maria Dobreva; Nikolai Zlatanov; Georgi Georgiev

Two sawfly species were established for the first time in Bulgaria: Gilpinia socia (Klug) (Hymenoptera: Diprionidae) and Hemichroa crocea (Geoffroy) (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae). G. socia…

23 August 2022 · volume 44 (issue 7) · pp. 45–49

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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

In the present article we summarised all known information on the species Lycaena helle ([Denis et Schiffermüller], 1775) from the Balkan Peninsula. A new locality of the species is…

22 July 2022 · volume 44 (issue 6) · pp. 41–44

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https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.44.051

Klimeschia transversella (Zeller, 1839), a new species for Bulgaria (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Douglasiidae)
Tsvetomir Tsvetanov; Boyan Zlatkov

Klimeschia transversella (Zeller, 1839) is reported for the first time from Bulgaria. The species was found on Thymus plants in Vinarovo Village, Vidin Province, Northwestern Bulgaria.…

30 June 2022 · volume 44 (issue 5) · pp. 37–40

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https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.44.041

Bythinella fabiae n. sp., a new spring-snail species (Gastropoda: Rissooidea) from the Belasitsa Mountains, South-West Bulgaria
Dilian Georgiev; Ulrich E. Schneppat; Ivaylo Dedov

A new species of the genus Bythinella is described. Its type locality is: South-West Bulgaria, Belasitsa Mountains, Leshnishki Waterfall, northern slope of Kongur Peak. Because of its…

30 May 2022 · volume 44 (issue 4) · pp. 31–36

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https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.44.032

A new species of Thylacella Enderlein, 1911 (Psocoptera: Lepidopsocidae) with an identification key to the species from Africa and Madagascar
Dilian Georgiev

A new species of Thylacella was collected from Unguja Island (Zanzibar, Tanzania) and described in this paper. A simple identification key is also proposed for all the species known…

7 April 2022 · volume 44 (issue 3) · pp. 25–29

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https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.44.031

Parsleya nomen novum: a replacement name for the preoccupied Kailidiscus Zhao, Sumrall, Parsley et Peng, 2010 (Echinodermata: Edrioasteroidea)
Umakant Deshmukh

This paper introduces Parsleya nomen novum, a replacement name for the preoccupied Kailidiscus Zhao, Sumrall, Parsley et Peng, 2010.…

7 April 2022 · volume 44 (issue 3) · pp. 23–24

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https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.44.022

Petalophyllum ralfsii (Wilson) Nees et Gottsche in Calabria: distribution, ecology and conservation
Domenico Puntillo; Dimitar Uzunov; Carmen Gangale

This paper reports data on distribution of Petalophyllum ralfsii in Calabria (S Italy). Investigations conducted from 2016 to 2019 permitted to outline an updated and accurate overview…

22 March 2022 · volume 44 (issue 2) · pp. 15–21

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https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.44.021

Growth in a young male brown bear (Ursus arctos L., 1758) (Mammalia: Carnivora) captured and tagged with GPS-GSM collar
Vladimir R. Todorov; Kalina Valchinkova; Kostadin Kanchev

Body growth in mammals is an aspect of their biology that has always been interesting and carries important information about the individual’s development. The relationship between…

22 March 2022 · volume 44 (issue 2) · pp. 9–13

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https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.44.012

First discovery of a Devetakia species (Gastropoda: Hydrobiidae) from the Rhodopes Mountains, Bulgaria
Dilian Georgiev; Ivaylo Dedov; Mila Taseva

A new species of the genus Devetakia, Devetakia apostoloui n. sp., is described from Vucha River, South Bulgaria. The new species is the first member of the genus and the first species…

3 February 2022 · volume 44 (issue 1) · pp. 5–8

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