Myriochila (Myriochila) melancholica melancholica (Fabricius, 1798) (Coleoptera, Cicindelidae), an expectable addition to the Bulgarian fauna

2026/03/02 by Fabian A. Boetzl, Lara Burtchen, Teodora Teofilova · 1 voice
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · #Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution #Coleoptera: Cerambycidae studies #Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies

paper · pdf · doi:10.48027/hnb.48.031

openalex publication_date 2026/03/02 · openalex created_date 2026/03/03 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/11

Abstract

The wide-spread tiger beetle species Myriochila (Myriochila) melancholica (Fabricius, 1798) (Coleoptera, Cicindelidae) is recorded for the first time for the territory of Bulgaria. It was collected from the Struma River Valley, a dispersal corridor for many Mediterranean and thermophilic species. We also comment on the distribution and ecology of the species.

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