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A new locality of Saperda (Saperda) similis (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in Bulgaria

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: A new locality of the rare species Saperda (Saperda) similis Laicharting (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) was reported in Bulgaria. The species was reared from stems and branches of goat willow (Salix caprea), collected on 23.10.2024 in the land of Kosovo village at 1468 m a.s.l., Western Rhodopes. In laboratory conditions, three specimens emerged during the period 20 February - 4 March 2025. An old published record of S. similis (syn. Saperda phoca Frölich) was identified as Phytoecia (Danilevskia) uncinata (Redtenbacher).

Source: Silva Balcanica

DOI: 10.3897/silvabalcanica.26.e153836

Authors: Georgi Georgiev, Margarita Georgieva, Borislav Guéorgiev, Pencho Dermendzhiev, Maria Dobreva, Nikolay Zlatanov

Institutions: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Forest Research Institute, National Museum of Natural History

Language: English

Topic: Coleoptera: Cerambycidae studies

Subfield: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4411213495

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