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https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.45.055

First record of Clogmia albipunctata and Atrichobrunettia (Mirousiella) graeca (Diptera: Psychodidae) from Romania, with the updated checklist of non-Phlebotominae species
Jozef Oboňa; Alexandru-Mihai Pintilioaie; Laura-Elena Topală; Jan Ježek

The rare European species Atrichobrunettia (Mirousiella) graeca Ježek et Goutner, 1993 and the invasive species Clogmia albipunctata (Williston, 1893) (both Diptera: Psychodidae) are…

2 May 2023 · volume 45 (issue 5) · pp. 149–154

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https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.45.054

Extraordinary occurrence of Pallas’s leaf warbler (Phylloscopus proregulus Pallas, 1811) in Bulgaria and the Balkan Peninsula in the autumn and winter of 2022/2023
Peter Shurulinkov; Patrick Bergkamp; Nikola Alexandrov; Ivaylo Tonev; Rosena Tomova; Pavel Simeonov; Biliana Konakchieva; Stela-Teodora Trendafilova; Boris Hotinov

Four Pallas’s leaf warblers (Phylloscopus proregulus) were captured at Durankulak ringing camp, NE Bulgaria, in frames of four days between 12 and 16 October 2022. The species is…

2 May 2023 · volume 45 (issue 5) · pp. 143–147

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https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.45.053

Snacking during hibernation? Winter bat diet and prey availabilities, a case study from Iskar Gorge, Bulgaria
Nia Toshkova; Katrin Dimitrova; Mario Langourov; Boyan Zlatkov; Rostislav Bekchiev; Toshko Ljubomirov; Eberhard Zielke; Radost Angelova; Rossina Parvanova; Tzvetan Simeonov; Nikolay Simov

Better empirical knowledge of how bat and insect phenology are influenced by seasonal environmental conditions and how this may affect fitness is essential in the face of changing climatic…

2 May 2023 · volume 45 (issue 5) · pp. 125–142

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https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.45.052

Faunal remains from the Early Iron Age rock-cut complex Gluhite Kamani (Eastern Rhodopes, Bulgaria)
Nadezhda Karastoyanova; Stella Nikolova; Georgi Nekhrizov

The faunal remains recovered from the Gluhite Kamani site offer the unique opportunity to explore the consumption patterns of the Early Iron Age communities inhabiting the Rhodope Mountains.…

2 May 2023 · volume 45 (issue 5) · pp. 107–124

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https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.45.051

First record of bat flea Thaumapsylla breviceps Rothschild, 1907 (Siphonaptera: Ischnopsyllidae) on Bicol Region, Luzon Island, Philippines
Ace Kevin S. Amarga; Michael W. Hastriter

Thaumapsylla Rothschild is a small genus of Old World ischnopsyllid fleas parasitic only on the family Pteropodidae (fruit bats). Despite its widespread record in the Philippines, it…

2 May 2023 · volume 45 (issue 5) · pp. 103–106

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https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.45.044

The first finding of a Habitats Directive species Vertigo angustior Jeffreys, 1830 (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Vertiginidae) from the Republic of North Macedonia
Ivaylo Dedov; Slavcho Hristovski; Trajche Mitev

Five adults and one juvenile specimens of Vertigo angustior Jeffreys, 1830 (narrow-mouthed whorl snail) were found near Dunjska River, Mariovo for the first time in the Republic of…

6 April 2023 · volume 45 (issue 4) · pp. 97–101

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https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.45.043

Variability character of conchological features in the mollusc Gibbulinopsis signata (Mousson, 1873) (Gastropoda: Pupillidae) in Northwestern Uzbekistan
Intizor Avazmetova; Abduvayeit Pazilov; Abdurakhim Kuchboev

Analysis of the results shows that mollusc of the species Gibbulinopsis signata (Mousson, 1873) from the northwestern region of Uzbekistan exhibits significant variability in conchological…

6 April 2023 · volume 45 (issue 4) · pp. 89–96

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https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.45.042

Winter activity of the snake-eyed lizard Ophisops elegans (Reptilia: Lacertidae) in the northwesternmost part of its range
Georgi Krastev; Emiliya Vacheva; Borislav Naumov

There is a lack of information for potential winter activity of the snake-eyed lizard Ophisops elegans in Europe, where it has a limited distribution. To test the hypothesis that this…

6 April 2023 · volume 45 (issue 4) · pp. 83–88

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https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.45.041

Moth flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) of Abkhazia (western Caucasus, Georgia) with some additional faunistic data from Armenia, Georgia, and Russia
Jan Ježek; Jozef Oboňa; Peter Manko

This paper attempts to fill the knowledge gaps in biodiversity of non-biting moth flies in the Caucasus (especially in Abkhazia) and create a suitable basis for subsequent (not only)…

6 April 2023 · volume 45 (issue 4) · pp. 57–82

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https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.45.033

New evidence for the recent presence of the lynx, Lynx lynx (Linnaeus), in Western Stara Planina Mountains, Bulgaria
Nikolai Spassov; Assen Ignatov; Tsvetan Mihaylov

The data presented here argue for the regular recent presence of the lynx in the north-western mountainous border region of Bulgaria.…

13 March 2023 · volume 45 (issue 3) · pp. 53–56

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https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.45.032

Additional records of family Dolichopodidae (Diptera: Empidoidea) for the fauna of the Balkan Mountains, Bulgaria
Mihail Kechev; Blagoy Koychev

The paper gives information about 21 dolichopodid species distributed in the Balkan Mountains, Bulgaria. Four of them are newly recorded for the studied region, as for Chrysotus hubenovi…

13 March 2023 · volume 45 (issue 3) · pp. 47–51

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https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.45.031

Extremely rare case of melanistic greater flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus documented for the first time in Europe in Lake Kerkini National Park, Northern Greece
Stylianos P. Zannetos

The last decade a couple of observations of melanistic greater flamingos have been reported across Southern Mediterranean region. In October 2014 a melanistic greater flamingo was observed…

13 March 2023 · volume 45 (issue 3) · pp. 43–45

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