B. Guéorguiev, G. Zaemdzhikova, Plamen Glogov, Alexandar Guéorguiev
Cryptophagus intermedius Bruce, Dienerella filiformis (Gyllenhal) and Melanophthalma rhenana Rücker et Johnson, 2007 are first time recorded for the fauna of Bulgaria as the first and third species are also first noted from the Balkan Peninsula. Left unmentioned for the country in the latest catalogues, but earlier noted in other announcements, other two species, Berginus tamarisci Wollaston and Melanophthalma taurica (Mannerheim) are confirmed for Bulgaria, with first detailed data reported. All the aforementioned species (except C. intermedius) have been reared and thus first time reported from the European mistletoe (Viscum album Linnaeus). A checklist of the Bulgarian hairy fungus beetles including new and republished data is presented too.
cryptohagus intermedius Bruce, Dienerella filiformis (Gyllenhal)和Melanophthalma rhenana (cker et Johnson, 2007)是首次在保加利亚的动物群中记录到的，因为第一种和第三种也是首次在巴尔干半岛记录到的。在最新的目录中没有提到该国，但在其他公告中早些时候注意到，另外两个物种，Berginus tamarisci Wollaston和Melanophthalma taurica (Mannerheim)被确认为保加利亚，并首次报告了详细的数据。上述所有种(除中间寄生外)均已饲养，首次报道于欧洲槲寄生(Viscum album Linnaeus)。保加利亚毛真菌甲虫的清单包括新的和重新发表的数据也提出了。
{"title":"New and rare species of Cryptophagidae, Latridiidae and Mycetophagidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) for the fauna of Bulgaria","authors":"B. Guéorguiev, G. Zaemdzhikova, Plamen Glogov, Alexandar Guéorguiev","doi":"10.48027/hnb.45.072","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.45.072","url":null,"abstract":"Cryptophagus intermedius Bruce, Dienerella filiformis (Gyllenhal) and Melanophthalma rhenana Rücker et Johnson, 2007 are first time recorded for the fauna of Bulgaria as the first and third species are also first noted from the Balkan Peninsula. Left unmentioned for the country in the latest catalogues, but earlier noted in other announcements, other two species, Berginus tamarisci Wollaston and Melanophthalma taurica (Mannerheim) are confirmed for Bulgaria, with first detailed data reported. All the aforementioned species (except C. intermedius) have been reared and thus first time reported from the European mistletoe (Viscum album Linnaeus). A checklist of the Bulgarian hairy fungus beetles including new and republished data is presented too.","PeriodicalId":36079,"journal":{"name":"Historia Naturalis Bulgarica","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48007447","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
For the past nearly 15 years, we have been conducting freshwater malacological studies in the Kács spring area, a wetland of great importance in the South-Eastern Bükk (Hungary). The focus of our research is the species Theodoxus prevostianus (C. Pfeiffer, 1828). In the present study, population density records from the direct outlet of the tepidwater Tükör Spring are presented and compared. At the study site, the number of individuals of the accompanying malacofauna of the species under study was also recorded (Microcolpia daudebartii (Prevost, 1821), Bythinella thermophila Glöer, Varga et Mrkvicka, 2015, Bythinella pannonica (Frauenfeld, 1865). The data were recorded in 2006 (general survey), 2010 (drastic reduction) and 2021 (relocation). On the stone slab squares used to record individual counts, we detected a high-density population in 2006, a drastically reduced population in 2010 and a high-density population again in 2021.
在过去的近15年里，我们一直在Kács泉地区进行淡水软化学研究，这是匈牙利东南部Bükk的一个重要湿地。我们研究的重点是普氏狄奥多克斯（C.Pfeiffer，1828）。在本研究中，提供并比较了温水Tükör泉直接出口的人口密度记录。在研究地点，还记录了所研究物种的伴生软体动物的个体数量（Microcolpia daudebarti（Prevost，1821），嗜热Bythinella Glöer，Varga et Mrkvicka，2015，Pannica Bythinlla（Frauenfeld，1865）。数据记录在2006年（普查）、2010年（大幅减少）和2021年（搬迁）。在用于记录个体计数的石板广场上，我们在2006年检测到了高密度人口，在2010年大幅减少，在2021年再次检测到高密度人口。
{"title":"On the Theodoxus prevostianus (C. Pfeiffer, 1828) population of the Tükör Spring in Kács (Hungary)","authors":"Sándor B. Ötvös, J. Varga","doi":"10.48027/hnb.45.071","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.45.071","url":null,"abstract":"For the past nearly 15 years, we have been conducting freshwater malacological studies in the Kács spring area, a wetland of great importance in the South-Eastern Bükk (Hungary). The focus of our research is the species Theodoxus prevostianus (C. Pfeiffer, 1828). In the present study, population density records from the direct outlet of the tepidwater Tükör Spring are presented and compared. At the study site, the number of individuals of the accompanying malacofauna of the species under study was also recorded (Microcolpia daudebartii (Prevost, 1821), Bythinella thermophila Glöer, Varga et Mrkvicka, 2015, Bythinella pannonica (Frauenfeld, 1865). The data were recorded in 2006 (general survey), 2010 (drastic reduction) and 2021 (relocation). On the stone slab squares used to record individual counts, we detected a high-density population in 2006, a drastically reduced population in 2010 and a high-density population again in 2021.","PeriodicalId":36079,"journal":{"name":"Historia Naturalis Bulgarica","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41484033","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The hermit beetle, Osmoderma eremita s.l. (Scopoli 1763), is a species complex of scarab saproxylic beetles listed in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species and protected in Bulgaria by Bern Convention, the Habitats Directive, and the Bulgarian Biodiversity Act. The taxonomic status of the species complex in Bulgaria is not fully known. It is believed that Osmoderma barnabita Motschulsky, 1845 is the main species present in the country, but it is also possible that Osmoderma lassalei Baraud and Tauzin, 1991 exists in the southernmost parts, where is the northern limit of its distribution. Data collected over the years on the presence of O. barnabita are very scarce due to its hidden lifestyle and lack of interest from the scientists. The present study aims to summarise all available data on O. barnabita in Bulgaria (literature, National Natural History Museum - Bulgarian Academy of Sciences collection, field work, and citizen science) for the period from 1904 to 2022. A map of the current species distribution was generated. The altitudinal distribution ranged from 0 to 1700 m, mainly in mountainous areas with well-preserved forests. Eighty-three percent of the records with exact coordinates were from forests aged above 50 years, and 35% were from forests aged above 100 years. There were also individual records from cities, showing the need to protect urban green spaces and the old trees within them. Based on the results obtained, O. barnabita is newly registered for six Natura 2000 sites, confirmed in 18 sites; and for the remaining 18, where it is included in the standard data forms based on modelling its habitat, additional studies are needed to confirm or exclude it.
{"title":"Data on the distribution of Osmoderma barnabita Motschulsky, 1845 (Coleoptera: Cetoniidae) in Bulgaria from 1904 to 2022","authors":"R. Kostova, R. Bekchiev","doi":"10.48027/hnb.45.061","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.45.061","url":null,"abstract":"The hermit beetle, Osmoderma eremita s.l. (Scopoli 1763), is a species complex of scarab saproxylic beetles listed in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species and protected in Bulgaria by Bern Convention, the Habitats Directive, and the Bulgarian Biodiversity Act. The taxonomic status of the species complex in Bulgaria is not fully known. It is believed that Osmoderma barnabita Motschulsky, 1845 is the main species present in the country, but it is also possible that Osmoderma lassalei Baraud and Tauzin, 1991 exists in the southernmost parts, where is the northern limit of its distribution. Data collected over the years on the presence of O. barnabita are very scarce due to its hidden lifestyle and lack of interest from the scientists. The present study aims to summarise all available data on O. barnabita in Bulgaria (literature, National Natural History Museum - Bulgarian Academy of Sciences collection, field work, and citizen science) for the period from 1904 to 2022. A map of the current species distribution was generated. The altitudinal distribution ranged from 0 to 1700 m, mainly in mountainous areas with well-preserved forests. Eighty-three percent of the records with exact coordinates were from forests aged above 50 years, and 35% were from forests aged above 100 years. There were also individual records from cities, showing the need to protect urban green spaces and the old trees within them. Based on the results obtained, O. barnabita is newly registered for six Natura 2000 sites, confirmed in 18 sites; and for the remaining 18, where it is included in the standard data forms based on modelling its habitat, additional studies are needed to confirm or exclude it.","PeriodicalId":36079,"journal":{"name":"Historia Naturalis Bulgarica","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44935953","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Georgieva, G. Georgiev, P. Mirchev, Sevdalin Belilov
Macedonian pine (Pinus peuce) is a southern Balkan Peninsula endemic, growing in high mountains of Bulgaria, between 1400 and 2100 m a.s.l. Stands of P. peuce form the upper tree line forest areas. During a survey in 2020-2022 on Macedonian pine natural stands and plantations in Bulgaria, symptoms of shoot blight were observed in the Pirin Mts, the Rila Mts and Mt Vitosha. The fungal pathogen Sirococcus conigenus was identified as the causal agent of the disease that appeared for the first time on Pinus peuce in Bulgaria and Balkan Peninsula. Incidence of blighted shoots on individual trees varied, but was as high as 70-80% in the Rila Mts and Mt Vitosha.
{"title":"First records of Sirococcus conigenus causing shoot blight on Pinus peuce in Bulgaria","authors":"M. Georgieva, G. Georgiev, P. Mirchev, Sevdalin Belilov","doi":"10.48027/hnb.45.062","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.45.062","url":null,"abstract":"Macedonian pine (Pinus peuce) is a southern Balkan Peninsula endemic, growing in high mountains of Bulgaria, between 1400 and 2100 m a.s.l. Stands of P. peuce form the upper tree line forest areas. During a survey in 2020-2022 on Macedonian pine natural stands and plantations in Bulgaria, symptoms of shoot blight were observed in the Pirin Mts, the Rila Mts and Mt Vitosha. The fungal pathogen Sirococcus conigenus was identified as the causal agent of the disease that appeared for the first time on Pinus peuce in Bulgaria and Balkan Peninsula. Incidence of blighted shoots on individual trees varied, but was as high as 70-80% in the Rila Mts and Mt Vitosha.","PeriodicalId":36079,"journal":{"name":"Historia Naturalis Bulgarica","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44934028","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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. While a lot high-altitude and rock-cut sanctuaries have been registered within the Rhodope Mountains, this is the only site yielding a larger assemblage (n = 3160) from a stratigraphic sequence dating to the Late Bronze Age - Early Iron Age transition and the Early Iron Age. Domestic animals dominate, with sheep/goat being the main exploited species through all stratigraphic layers. The results show that the percentage of represented domestic animals is relatively continuous, while the number of wild animals seems to vary throughout the different periods., As the site is regarded as a sanctuary during the Iron age, the extent to which we can identify any ritual activity from the osteological assemblage is commented on in the discussion regarding the cull patterns observed, and taphonomy.
{"title":"Faunal remains from the Early Iron Age rock-cut complex Gluhite Kamani (Eastern Rhodopes, Bulgaria)","authors":"Nadezhda Karastoyanova, S. Nikolova, G. Nekhrizov","doi":"10.48027/hnb.45.052","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.45.052","url":null,"abstract":"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. While a lot high-altitude and rock-cut sanctuaries have been registered within the Rhodope Mountains, this is the only site yielding a larger assemblage (n = 3160) from a stratigraphic sequence dating to the Late Bronze Age - Early Iron Age transition and the Early Iron Age. Domestic animals dominate, with sheep/goat being the main exploited species through all stratigraphic layers. The results show that the percentage of represented domestic animals is relatively continuous, while the number of wild animals seems to vary throughout the different periods., As the site is regarded as a sanctuary during the Iron age, the extent to which we can identify any ritual activity from the osteological assemblage is commented on in the discussion regarding the cull patterns observed, and taphonomy.","PeriodicalId":36079,"journal":{"name":"Historia Naturalis Bulgarica","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42527377","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Oboňa, Alexandru Pintilioaie, Laura-Elena Topală, J. Ježek
The rare European species Atrichobrunettia (Mirousiella) graeca Ježek et Goutner, 1993 and the invasive species Clogmia albipunctata (Williston, 1893) (both Diptera: Psychodidae) are newly recorded from “Dunele Marine de la Agigea” Nature Reserve from Romania. The updated checklist of non-Phlebotomine species of the family Psychodidae for Romania with 53 species is given.
欧洲稀有物种Atrichobrunettia（Mirousiella）graeca Ježek et Goutner，1993和入侵物种Clogmia albipunctata（Williston，1893）（均为双翅目：Psychodidae）是罗马尼亚“Dunele Marine de la Agigea”自然保护区新记录的物种。给出了罗马尼亚Psychodidae科53种非Phlebotomine物种的最新清单。
{"title":"First record of Clogmia albipunctata and Atrichobrunettia (Mirousiella) graeca (Diptera: Psychodidae) from Romania, with the updated checklist of non-Phlebotominae species","authors":"J. Oboňa, Alexandru Pintilioaie, Laura-Elena Topală, J. Ježek","doi":"10.48027/hnb.45.055","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.45.055","url":null,"abstract":"The rare European species Atrichobrunettia (Mirousiella) graeca Ježek et Goutner, 1993 and the invasive species Clogmia albipunctata (Williston, 1893) (both Diptera: Psychodidae) are newly recorded from “Dunele Marine de la Agigea” Nature Reserve from Romania. The updated checklist of non-Phlebotomine species of the family Psychodidae for Romania with 53 species is given.","PeriodicalId":36079,"journal":{"name":"Historia Naturalis Bulgarica","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42740679","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nia Toshkova, Katrin Dimitrova, M. Langourov, Boyan Zlatkov, R. Bekchiev, T. Ljubomirov, E. Zielke, Radost Angelova, Rossina Parvanova, T. Simeonov, N. 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 conditions. We examined the winter diet of the Schreibers’ bent-winged bat Miniopterus schreibersii (Kuhl, 1817) from Razhishkata Cave, Balkan Mountains, Bulgaria during four sampling periods in the winter of 2021 (end of January - end of March). We used a combination of DNA metabarcoding and a microscope-based morphological analyses of bats droppings. Additionally, we tracked prey availability in the studied area using insect flight interception traps (FIT). The species was actively feeding outside the cave and did not use the cave fauna. Our samples indicate a shift in the winter diet of the bats throughout the studied periods. Even though Diptera was the most abundant order of insects during two of the study periods, bats were preying predominantly on Lepidoptera and Hymenoptera. The metabarcoding also supported this with data for the presence of insects with diurnal activity in the samples. The temperature loggers showed a strong correlation between the outside temperature and the temperature in the cave where the colony was located, probably impacting the activity patterns of the bats. To our knowledge, this is the first study of winter bat activity and diet in Bulgaria. Our research can serve as a potential framework for studying winter bat activity and insect activity during this sensitive period.
{"title":"Snacking during hibernation? Winter bat diet and prey availabilities, a case study from Iskar Gorge, Bulgaria","authors":"Nia Toshkova, Katrin Dimitrova, M. Langourov, Boyan Zlatkov, R. Bekchiev, T. Ljubomirov, E. Zielke, Radost Angelova, Rossina Parvanova, T. Simeonov, N. Simov","doi":"10.48027/hnb.45.053","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.45.053","url":null,"abstract":"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 conditions. We examined the winter diet of the Schreibers’ bent-winged bat Miniopterus schreibersii (Kuhl, 1817) from Razhishkata Cave, Balkan Mountains, Bulgaria during four sampling periods in the winter of 2021 (end of January - end of March). We used a combination of DNA metabarcoding and a microscope-based morphological analyses of bats droppings. Additionally, we tracked prey availability in the studied area using insect flight interception traps (FIT). The species was actively feeding outside the cave and did not use the cave fauna. Our samples indicate a shift in the winter diet of the bats throughout the studied periods. Even though Diptera was the most abundant order of insects during two of the study periods, bats were preying predominantly on Lepidoptera and Hymenoptera. The metabarcoding also supported this with data for the presence of insects with diurnal activity in the samples. The temperature loggers showed a strong correlation between the outside temperature and the temperature in the cave where the colony was located, probably impacting the activity patterns of the bats. To our knowledge, this is the first study of winter bat activity and diet in Bulgaria. Our research can serve as a potential framework for studying winter bat activity and insect activity during this sensitive period.","PeriodicalId":36079,"journal":{"name":"Historia Naturalis Bulgarica","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44388239","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
P. Shurulinkov, Patrick Bergkamp, N. 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 a rare vagrant in Bulgaria and neighbouring Balkan countries. It has not been captured and ringed neither at Durankulak nor elsewhere in Bulgaria until now. Annual population fluctuations and weather conditions are discussed as possible explanations for that influx.
{"title":"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","authors":"P. Shurulinkov, Patrick Bergkamp, N. Alexandrov, Ivaylo Tonev, Rosena Tomova, Pavel Simeonov, Biliana Konakchieva, Stela-Teodora Trendafilova, Boris Hotinov","doi":"10.48027/hnb.45.054","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.45.054","url":null,"abstract":"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 a rare vagrant in Bulgaria and neighbouring Balkan countries. It has not been captured and ringed neither at Durankulak nor elsewhere in Bulgaria until now. Annual population fluctuations and weather conditions are discussed as possible explanations for that influx.","PeriodicalId":36079,"journal":{"name":"Historia Naturalis Bulgarica","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46256596","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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 has never been reported in the Bicol Region, southern Luzon. In this account, we report the first record of Thaumapsylla breviceps Rothschild in the Bicol Region. It was collected from Eonycteris spelaea (Dobson), a nectarivorous fruit bat native to Southeast Asia. Also, this paper represents the first record of the genus Thaumapsylla on Bicol Region, Luzon Island.
{"title":"First record of bat flea Thaumapsylla breviceps Rothschild, 1907 (Siphonaptera: Ischnopsyllidae) on Bicol Region, Luzon Island, Philippines","authors":"A. K. S. Amarga, M. Hastriter","doi":"10.48027/hnb.45.051","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.45.051","url":null,"abstract":"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 has never been reported in the Bicol Region, southern Luzon. In this account, we report the first record of Thaumapsylla breviceps Rothschild in the Bicol Region. It was collected from Eonycteris spelaea (Dobson), a nectarivorous fruit bat native to Southeast Asia. Also, this paper represents the first record of the genus Thaumapsylla on Bicol Region, Luzon Island.","PeriodicalId":36079,"journal":{"name":"Historia Naturalis Bulgarica","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42235297","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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) ecological studies. In total, records of 65 Psychodidae (Sycoracinae - one sp., Psychodinae 64 spp., altogether 33 genera) species/subspecies are presented based on specimens collected mainly in Abkhazia, with some additional data from Armenia, Georgia, and Russia (12 new records). The Psychodidae fauna of Abkhazia now comprises 57 species, 31 of which are newly listed here. The Caucasus region (including the territory of Abkhazia presented here) should be considered the most biologically rich and most endangered region in the world, with an exceptional richness of endemic and endangered species also from the point of view of psychodids biodiversity. Sixteen extremely rare species in this family (probably Caucasus or highland endemics) which need to be given increased attention, whether from the point of view of island ecology or biodiversity protection, have been herein confirmed.
{"title":"Moth flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) of Abkhazia (western Caucasus, Georgia) with some additional faunistic data from Armenia, Georgia, and Russia","authors":"J. Ježek, J. Oboňa, P. Manko","doi":"10.48027/hnb.45.041","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.45.041","url":null,"abstract":"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) ecological studies. In total, records of 65 Psychodidae (Sycoracinae - one sp., Psychodinae 64 spp., altogether 33 genera) species/subspecies are presented based on specimens collected mainly in Abkhazia, with some additional data from Armenia, Georgia, and Russia (12 new records). The Psychodidae fauna of Abkhazia now comprises 57 species, 31 of which are newly listed here. The Caucasus region (including the territory of Abkhazia presented here) should be considered the most biologically rich and most endangered region in the world, with an exceptional richness of endemic and endangered species also from the point of view of psychodids biodiversity. Sixteen extremely rare species in this family (probably Caucasus or highland endemics) which need to be given increased attention, whether from the point of view of island ecology or biodiversity protection, have been herein confirmed.","PeriodicalId":36079,"journal":{"name":"Historia Naturalis Bulgarica","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45619703","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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