Abstract
Two species of Psocoptera (Insecta) are reported as new to the Bulgarian fauna: Philotarsus parviceps (Philotarsidae) and Loensia fasciata (Psocidae). After this publication, the list of known barkfly species in the country contains a total of 67 species. A checklist is provided with references to the original records.
Highlights
ResultsThe insects from the order Psocoptera are very poorly studied in Bulgaria
A checklist is provided with references to the original records
Till the author began working on barkflies, only 29 species had been registered in the country (Popov 1939, 1961, Drensky, 1953, Lienhard 1998, Giese, 1964, Grigorov, 1975, Meinander, 1978, Lienhard & Smithers, 2002, Tomov & Trencheva, 2013, Sziráki 2013)
Summary
ResultsThe insects from the order Psocoptera are very poorly studied in Bulgaria. Till the author began working on barkflies, only 29 species had been registered in the country (Popov 1939, 1961, Drensky, 1953, Lienhard 1998, Giese, 1964, Grigorov, 1975, Meinander, 1978, Lienhard & Smithers, 2002, Tomov & Trencheva, 2013, Sziráki 2013). Till the author began working on barkflies, only 29 species had been registered in the country (Popov 1939, 1961, Drensky, 1953, Lienhard 1998, Giese, 1964, Grigorov, 1975, Meinander, 1978, Lienhard & Smithers, 2002, Tomov & Trencheva, 2013, Sziráki 2013). Material examined: 6.6.2020, Stara Planina Mountains, Uzana Area, west of Gabrovo Town, at the border of a meadow and a plantation of Picea abies, from dry brunches with a lot of lichens of unidentified dead deciduous tree, 2 ♀♀, collected by beating the vegetation (Fig. 1a). Check list of the species of Psocoptera known in Bulgaria till 2020 (total of 67) with references to the original records: Trogiidae —— Cerobasis guestfalica (Kolbe, 1880): Georgiev
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