Three species and two genera of darkling beetles (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) new to the Bulgarian fauna

2026/05/04 by Ognyan Sivilov, Vassil Vassilev, Rostislav Bekchiev +2 · 1 voice
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · #Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution #Coleoptera: Cerambycidae studies #Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies

paper · pdf · doi:10.48027/hnb.48.053

openalex publication_date 2026/05/04 · openalex created_date 2026/05/05 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/11

Abstract

Cnemeplatia atropos A. Costa, 1847, Lyphia tetraphylla (Fairmaire, 1856) and Uloma rufa (Piller et Mitterpacher, 1783) as well as the genera Cnemeplatia Costa, 1847 and Lyphia Mulsant et Rey, 1859 are reported for the first time in Bulgaria. Pictures of the specimens and a map illustrating distribution of these species in the country are provided.

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