Scarabaeoid beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) from Vrachanska Planina Mountains and Vrachanski Balkan Nature Park
Journal Title: ZooNotes - Year 2016, Vol 0, Issue 0
Abstract
A list of species of Scarabaeoidea from the territory of Vrachanska Planina Mts. and Vrachanski Balkan Nature Park is presented. A total of 64 species were established, from which 45 are new records for the investigated area. At the Nature Park territory 49 species were established. The species Aphodius brevis, Aphodius pusillus, Aphodius paracoenosus, Aphodius contaminatus, Aphodius arenarius, Omaloplia illyrica, Anisoplia dispar and Trichius sexualis are reported for the first time for Stara Planina Mts. For the species Aphodius brevis it is the second record for Bulgaria. The presence of Chaetonyx robustus in Stara Planina Mts. was confirmed and data about its abundance in the soil of the habitat are presented.
Authors and Affiliations
YANA PETROVA, EVGENI CHEHLAROV, DENIS GRADINAROV
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