Sometimes they come back - Platypsyllus castoris Ritsema, 1869 (Leiodidae, Coleoptera) new genus and species for the fauna of the Balkan Peninsula

2026/04/01 by Rostislav Bekchiev, Nedko Nedyalkov, Rumyana Kostova +3 · 1 voice
Environmental Science · Agricultural and Biological Sciences · #Ecology and biodiversity studies #Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution #Coleoptera: Cerambycidae studies

paper · pdf · doi:10.48027/hnb.48.043

openalex publication_date 2026/04/01 · openalex created_date 2026/04/02 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/11

Abstract

The parasite beetle on Eurasian beaver Platypsyllus castoris is reported for the first time from Bulgaria.

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