New data on the distribution of Hoplia stenolepis (Scarabaeoidea: Melolonthidae) in Bulgaria
The Balkan endemic species Hoplia stenolepis Apfelbeck, 1912 is reported from two localities in Kresna and Zemen Gorge, SW Bulgaria. The Zemen Gorge locality is the most northern for the species in Bulgaria to date. At the Zemen Gorge the species is found in numerous aggregations of male specimens o...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Bulgarian |
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Plovdiv University
2013-10-01
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| Series: | ZooNotes |
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| Online Access: | http://nature.uni-plovdiv.bg/uploads/bechev/zoonotes/ZooNotes_2013/Zoonotes%2045_2013_Petrova_Gradinarov.pdf |
| Summary: | The Balkan endemic species Hoplia stenolepis Apfelbeck, 1912 is reported from two localities in Kresna and Zemen Gorge, SW Bulgaria. The Zemen Gorge locality is the most northern for the species in Bulgaria to date. At the Zemen Gorge the species is found in numerous aggregations of male specimens on different grasses. No feeding or mating activity was observed. |
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| ISSN: | 1313-9916 |