Abstract
A checklist of Isopoda Oniscidea (Crustacea) from Bulgaria (16 families, 33 genera, 81 sp.) is provided, together with an analysis of the cave species and of the inhabitants in the neighbouring territories.
Highlights
The research on Isopoda Oniscidea in Bulgaria First data on the terrestrial Isopoda from Bulgaria we find in the article of Hristovich (1892) where two species are mentioned (Oniscus murarius = O. asellus and Porcellium scaber)
None of these are included in the modern list of Oniscidea from Bulgaria
We could expected more species to be found outside caves, especially of genera like Armadillidium (59 spp. in Greece, 8 in Bulgaria)
Summary
The research on Isopoda Oniscidea in Bulgaria First data on the terrestrial Isopoda from Bulgaria we find in the article of Hristovich (1892) where two species are mentioned (Oniscus murarius = O. asellus and Porcellium scaber). These have been identified first by Vandel (1965, 1967), and from 1970 to 2002 by the very active explorer of Balkan Isopoda and Amphipoda Stoitse Andreev (1937 – 2018). Vandel described several new species that are still valid and the new genera Beroniscus and Bulgaronethes. This prominent specialist published important papers on the Oniscidea of Greece, describing many new taxa from material, partly collected by P. He crowned his efforts by the monographic catalogue of the world Oniscidea (2003) and by a bibliography on this suborder
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