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Issue: Vol. 5647 No. 3: 16 Jun. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-06-16
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5647.3.5
Page range: 289-300
Abstract views: 93
PDF downloaded: 6

The subfamily Pselaphinae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) of North Bulgaria. I

National Museum of Natural History; Bulgarian Academy of Sciences; 1 Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd.; 1000 Sofia; Bulgaria
Department of Zoology and Anthropology; Faculty of Biology; Sofia University; 8 Dragan Tsankov Bvld.; 1000 Sofia; Bulgaria
National Museum of Natural History; Bulgarian Academy of Sciences; 1 Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd.; 1000 Sofia; Bulgaria
National Museum of Natural History; Bulgarian Academy of Sciences; 1 Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd.; 1000 Sofia; Bulgaria
Coleoptera soil mesovoid shallow substratum biodiversity new data distribution taxonomy

Abstract

As a result of the study of the material of the subfamily Pselaphinae from northern Bulgaria, 14 species are reported for the first time in this part of the country. Two species are new for the fauna of Bulgaria, i.e., Trimium lichtneckerti Machulka, 1949 and Bryaxis femoratus (Aube, 1844), and one new species, Bythinus tridentus sp. nov., is described.

 

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How to Cite

Bekchiev, R., Kostova, R., Langourov, M. & Simov, N. (2025) The subfamily Pselaphinae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) of North Bulgaria. I. Zootaxa, 5647 (3), 289–300. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5647.3.5