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https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.45.013

The Oriental turtle dove (Streptopelia orientalis Latham, 1790) (Aves: Columbidae), a new species for the avifauna of Serbia
Geza Farkaš; Arpad Šarok; Draženko Z. Rajković

On 13 January 2019, an individual Oriental turtle dove (Streptopelia orientalis Latham, 1790) was recorded. The species is shortly observed during tree-perching in an intensive agricultural…

16 January 2023 · volume 45 (issue 1) · pp. 11–15

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https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.45.012

New genus and two new species of stygobiotic snails from Stara Planina Mts, Bulgaria
Dilian Georgiev

Two new species, one of them belonging to a new genus are described from two caves in North Bulgaria. Polatenia sinuiapertura n. gen. and n. sp. was found in sand deposits at the entrance…

16 January 2023 · volume 45 (issue 1) · pp. 5–9

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https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.45.011

New data on the distribution of Eryx jaculus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Reptilia: Serpentes) in Bulgaria
Nikola Stanchev; Angel Dyugmedzhiev; Martin Stanchev; Irina Lazarkevich; Borislav Naumov

We report three newly registered localities of the javelin sand boa – Eryx jaculus along the Black Sea Coast. The nearest known localities (outside of the study area) of the species…

16 January 2023 · volume 45 (issue 1) · pp. 1–4

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https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.44.112

The invasion continues: Hierodula tenuidentata (Mantodea), Leptoglossus occidentalis (Hemiptera) and Pelopidas thrax (Lepidoptera) already on the island of Alonnisos
Mario Langourov; Nikolay Simov; Stanislav Abadjiev

During a brief visit of Alonnisos Island in 2022 some insect species (mainly butterflies) were observed and photographed. Three of them are new for the island’s fauna – the giant…

20 December 2022 · volume 44 (issue 11) · pp. 137–144

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https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.44.111

New data on the ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) from Kosovo
Borislav Guéorguiev; Gabor Mesaroš

New records of ground beetle collected from 29 localities in Kosovo are presented. Collection of the material was carried out in the period 2018–2019. Altogether, 69 species and subspecies…

20 December 2022 · volume 44 (issue 11) · pp. 129–135

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https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.44.104

A new species of Microstygia Georgiev et Glöer, 2015 (Gastropoda: Hydrobiidae) from Bulgaria
Dilian Georgiev

The second known species of the genus Microstygia Georgiev et Glöer, 2015 was described, Microstygia lakatnika n. sp. It was found as empty shells in the deposits of the temporary…

14 November 2022 · volume 44 (issue 10) · pp. 125–128

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https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.44.103

Carabus variolosus (Fabricius, 1787) (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in Bulgaria: rediscovered after 111 years
Rostislav Bekchiev; Miroslav Antov; Peter Boyadzhiev; Gergana Zaemdzhikova; Rumyana Kostova; Borislav Guéorguiev

The rediscovery of the rare and endangered species Carabus (Hygrocarabus) variolosus is reported after its last record from 1909. The only known locality (Stara Planina Mts, Varshets…

14 November 2022 · volume 44 (issue 10) · pp. 119–123

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https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.44.102

Proposals for replacement names for two Afrotropical species of the subfamily Phaoniinae and resurrection of a Phaonia species (Diptera: Muscidae)
Eberhard Zielke

The names of Dichaetomyia suffusa van Emden, 1942 and Phaonia capensis Zielke, 1971 are occupied by Dichaetomyia suffusa Malloch, 1929 and Phaonia capensis Curran, 1938, respectively.…

14 November 2022 · volume 44 (issue 10) · pp. 117–118

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https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.44.101

New records of rare butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea) in Albania
Ana Nahirnić-Beshkova; Stoyan Beshkov; Predrag Jakšić

Field work conducted in 2016–2019 and 2022 contributed with additional data on 23 relatively rare species in Albania, including the second record of Cacyreus marshalli and the sixth…

14 November 2022 · volume 44 (issue 10) · pp. 109–115

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https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.44.092

First record of the invasive alien species Cynaeus angustus (LeConte, 1851) (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae) in Bulgaria
Ognyan Sivilov; Hristina Hristova

The invasive alien species Cynaeus angustus (LeConte, 1851) was detected for the first time in Bulgaria. In 2020–2022, eight exemplars of this North American pest were collected at…

20 October 2022 · volume 44 (issue 9) · pp. 97–108

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https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.44.091

An unexpected guest in the winter: first record of Aradus bimaculatus Reuter, 1872 (Hemiptera: Aradidae) for the Balkan fauna
Nikolay Simov; Nia Toshkova; Mario Langourov

The first record of Aradus bimaculatus Reuter, 1872 in Bulgaria and on the Balkan Peninsula is reported with data on the habitats and the true bug assemblage in the region during the…

20 October 2022 · volume 44 (issue 9) · pp. 91–95

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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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