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Species of invertebrates, other than Carabidae, found at the territory of the "Leshnitsa" nature reserve.
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The invertebrate fauna of the " Leshnitsa " nature reserve was studied, with particular consideration to the ground beetles. During the study altogether 394 specimens of carabid beetles belonging to 32 species and subspecies were captured, as well as 23 other invertebrate species, some of which are with a conservation significance (protected, Bulga...
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... Until the present study, the following four taxa of the Trechus "subnotatus" species group were recorded from Bulgaria: T. subnotatus subnotatus Dejean, 1831(Netolitzky 1912Jeannel 1921Jeannel , 1927Beron 1972;Pawlowski 1973;Hieke & Wrase 1988;Hurka 1990;Guéorguiev & Guéorguiev 1995;Guéorguiev 1999;Guéorguiev 2004;Moravec & Lompe 2003;Belousov 2017;Teofilova 2017;Teofilova 2020;Teofilova & Kodzhabashev 2020a;Donabauer 2020); T. irenis Csiki, 1912 (Yoakimov 1904 as T. palpalis;Rambousek 1912 as T. subnotatus var. cardioderus;Drenovski 1942 as T. subnotatus cardioderus; Hieke & Wrase 1988 as T. cardioderus;Guéorguiev & Guéorguiev 1995 as T. cardioderus balcanicus; Moravec & Lompe 2003;Guéorguiev 2004;Guéorguiev & Lobo 2006;Kostova 2009;Langourov et al. 2014;Kostova & Guéorguiev 2016;Teofilova 2016;Belousov 2017;Teofilova & Kodzhabashev 2020b); T. cardioderus golesnicensis Apfelbeck, 1918 (Mařan 1933(Mařan , 1939Nonveiller et al. 1994;Guéorguiev & Guéorguiev 1995;Belousov 2017); and T. asiaticus Jeannel, 1927(Mařan 1933Pawlowski 1973;Hieke & Wrase 1988;Wrase 1991;Guéorguiev & Guéorguiev 1995;Kostova & Guéorguiev 2016;Moravec & Lompe 2003;Belousov 2017;Teofilova 2017). ...
The presented study is the first attempt to clarify the taxonomic composition of the Trechus "subnotatus" species group sensu Jeannel (1927) in Bulgaria. The study is based on the material collected during field expeditions in Bulgaria from 2009 to 2021 and collections of some European museums and institutions. As a result, based on the morphology of the male aedeagi, five taxa (species and subspecies) of the T. "subnotatus" group were confirmed in the territory of Bulgaria, one of which is a new species to science and is described here: T. asiaticus Jeannel, 1927; T. cardioderus irenis Csiki, 1912 (stat. nov.); T. cardioderus athonis Schatzmayr, 1909; T. cardioderus balcanicus Jeannel, 1927 (stat. res.), recognized as a valid subspecies in the present study and T. strandzhensis, sp. n. T. cardioderus irenis remained as a valid name since we found consistent differences between its syntype, the Bulgarian material of the species and T. cardioderus cardioderus. Previously reported T. subnotatus subnotatus Dejean, 1831 and T. cardioderus golesnicensis Apfelbeck, 1918 were not proved to be present in Bulgaria. A stepwise discriminant analysis was conducted to reveal the most significant morphometric characters for species identification. It showed grouping to some extent, although the groups overlapped and formed a gradient.
... The established proportion in the Sarnena Gora is 58% to 42%, of which, respectively, almost 30% are Mediterranean thermophilous and xerophilous species, and another 30% are European mesophilous forest species. A similar distribution of the two main faunal complexes is established for the Vrachanska Planina Mts (Teofilova 2019) and "Leshnitsa" Reserve in the Central Stara Planina Mts (Teofilova 2016). The difference in the share of Mediterranean and Eurasian xerophiles in the southern carabid fauna is probably due to the different geographical location and the proximity of Sarnena Gora to territories with Mediterranean climatic influence and to the rivers of the Eastern Aegean catchment, which effect as a Mediterranean corridor and refugium is evident. ...
... . Palaearctic, European-Central Asian, and European-Neareastern categories were the most species rich in Vrachanska Planina Mts too, but there the Northern Holarctic complex prevailed (having 37% of all species), the Mediterranean complex had only 17% of all species, and the share of the endemics was greater (11%) (Teofilova 2019). Greater number of endemics was also established in the central part of the Stara Planina Mts -in "Leshnitsa" Reserve(Teofilova 2016).The carabid fauna of the Sarnena Gora is extremely heterogeneous and diverse in zoogeographical terms, given its contact areas with the Central Stara Planina Mts and Sashtinska Sredna Gora Mts on the one hand, and the Upper Thracian Lowland and the Podbalkan Valleys, on the other. The river systems of the rivers of Maritsa and Tundzha are important corridors and refugia for the expansion of meso-therophilic forms, and the southern and eastern borders of the subregion of the Tundzha Hilly Lowland are in direct contact with the biogeographical subregions of the Southern Black Sea and Lower Maritsa Valley, where the xerophilous and Neareastern biota penetrates through. ...
The present study compiles a list of Carabidae species from the Sarnena Sredna Gora Mts. The species list is completed on the basis of the material collected during field trips in 2018-2020, and the available bibliographic data. A total of 175 species are found, including 14 endemic species and subspecies, three relicts, and some rare and stenotopic species. They belong to 59 genera and 21 tribes. This represents, respectively, 23% of all established for Bulgarian carabid fauna species, 47% of the genera and 57% of the tribes. The richest tribes are Harpalini (50 species), Pterostichini (25 species), Amarini (18 species), Lebiini (15 species), and Carabini (12 species). Remarkably, 139 of the collected species are new for this part of the mountain. The insufficient research in the area and the large carabid species richness suggest that future targeted studies would contribute to the enrichment of the species list presented here. Zoogeographical analysis shows that the European and the Mediterranean complexes prevail.
... Great number of endemics was established in another part of the Stara Planina Mts. too -"Leshnitsa" Nature Reserve (Teofilova 2016). The ground beetles established for the area of Vrachanska Planina Mts. ...
... There are 22 life forms of ground beetles -16 zoophagous and 6 mixophytophagous. Zoophagous life form groups are normally more numerous, especially in stable ecosystems (Sharova 1981) and in forest regions, as it was found in "Leshnitsa" Reserve (Teofilova 2016) and in Western Rhodope Mts. (with similar ratio between the two classes) (Teofilova in press). ...
... Great number of endemics was established in another part of the Stara Planina Mts. too -"Leshnitsa" Nature Reserve (Teofilova 2016). The ground beetles established for the area of Vrachanska Planina Mts. ...
... There are 22 life forms of ground beetles -16 zoophagous and 6 mixophytophagous. Zoophagous life form groups are normally more numerous, especially in stable ecosystems (Sharova 1981) and in forest regions, as it was found in "Leshnitsa" Reserve (Teofilova 2016) and in Western Rhodope Mts. (with similar ratio between the two classes) (Teofilova in press). ...
The present study compiles a list of Carabidae species from the Vrachanska Planina Mts. and "Vrachanski Balkan" Natural Park. The species list is completed on the basis of the available bibliographic data. A total of 125 species are found, including 24 endemic species and subspecies, one relict and some rare and stenotopic species. They belong to 46 genera and 23 tribes. This represents, respectively, 17% of all established for the Bulgarian carabid fauna species and 37% of the genera. The richest tribes are Harpalini (32 species), Pterostichini (19 species), Amarini (12 species) and Carabini (12 species). Zoogeographical analysis shows that the Northern Holarctic and Euro-Siberian faunal type prevailed. In relation to their life forms, zoophagous carabids predominate, presented by 80 species (64%). Mixophyitophagous are 45 species (36%). Most of the ground beetles are mesophilous (44 species, 35%) and mesoxerophilous (42 species, 34%).
... Great number of endemics was established in another part of the Stara Planina Mts. too -"Leshnitsa" Nature Reserve (Teofilova 2016). The ground beetles established for the area of Vrachanska Planina Mts. ...
... There are 22 life forms of ground beetles -16 zoophagous and 6 mixophytophagous. Zoophagous life form groups are normally more numerous, especially in stable ecosystems (Sharova 1981) and in forest regions, as it was found in "Leshnitsa" Reserve (Teofilova 2016) and in Western Rhodope Mts. (with similar ratio between the two classes) (Teofilova in press). ...
... Great number of endemics was established in another part of the Stara Planina Mts. too -"Leshnitsa" Nature Reserve (Teofilova 2016). The ground beetles established for the area of Vrachanska Planina Mts. ...
... There are 22 life forms of ground beetles -16 zoophagous and 6 mixophytophagous. Zoophagous life form groups are normally more numerous, especially in stable ecosystems (Sharova 1981) and in forest regions, as it was found in "Leshnitsa" Reserve (Teofilova 2016) and in Western Rhodope Mts. (with similar ratio between the two classes) (Teofilova in press). ...
... Great number of endemics was established in another part of the Stara Planina Mts. too -"Leshnitsa" Nature Reserve (Teofilova 2016). The ground beetles established for the area of Vrachanska Planina Mts. ...
... There are 22 life forms of ground beetles -16 zoophagous and 6 mixophytophagous. Zoophagous life form groups are normally more numerous, especially in stable ecosystems (Sharova 1981) and in forest regions, as it was found in "Leshnitsa" Reserve (Teofilova 2016) and in Western Rhodope Mts. (with similar ratio between the two classes) (Teofilova in press). ...
All the information on the animal species diversity of the Vrachanski Balkan Nature Park included in first and second parts of this issue was summarized. A total of 2290 species from Vrachanski Balkan Nature Park and some more 81 species from the region of Vrachanska Planina Mts., out of the park borders are recorded. From all, 348 are new records to the park and the mountain, and 354 species are of conservation importance. The local endemics are 21 species and 5 subspecies, 19 species and 2 subspecies are Bulgarian endemics, and 27 species and 16 subspecies are Balkan endemics. Almost all of
the local endemics (20 species and 5 subspecies) are troglobites (14 sp.) and stygobites (6 sp.). Most of the troglobites are also and endemics, and/or preglacial relicts.
A total of 381 specimens belonging to 17 earthworm species were collected with 152 pitfall traps in 26 sampling sites during a study of the biodiversity of the Sarnena Sredna Gora Mts. Together with the previous available data this constitutes 42% (21 species) of the lumbricid fauna of Bulgaria. Ten species represent new records for the explored territory. The data on the biotopic distribution and relative abundance of the identified earthworm species were provided for the first time and give valuable information on the species composition of the lumbricids, their specific preferences for environmental conditions, and the conservation value of the studiеd habitats. The material was collected by a non-traditional method-pitfall traps, a method not applied before for the target group. A comparative analysis of the established earthworms of Sarnena Gora with those from the neighboring regions was done. It showed the importance of the geographical location, relief, climate, soil type and human factor in the formation of the lumbricid fauna.
