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New records of myxomycophagous beetle family Sphindidae (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea) from Bulgaria

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: New data on the distribution of the species Aspidiphorus lareyniei Jacquelin du Val, 1859, A. orbiculatus (Gyllenhal, 1808), Odontosphindus grandis (Hampe, 1861) and Sphindus dubius (Gyllenhal, 1808) (Coleoptera: Sphindidae) in Bulgaria are presented. The species O. grandis is reported for the first time from the country. Original photographs of all sphindid species occurring in Bulgaria are provided.

Source: Historia naturalis bulgarica

DOI: 10.48027/hnb.48.042

Authors: Denis Gradinarov, Yana Petrova, Ognyan Sivilov

Institution: Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski"

Language: English

Topic: Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution

Subfield: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: European Commission

Awards: G2566934999, G4188552653