Zdravko Hubenov

(Associate Professor Dr)

phone: (+359 2) 988 51 15 (ext. 616); e-mail:

Born: 3 January 1954, Sofia.
Education: Sofia University ‘St. Kliment Ohridski’, Faculty of Biology (1976)
Speciality: zoology

Invertebrates Department

Research interests

Zoology, entomology, malacology, faunistics, taxonomy, zoogeography, assessment and protection of invertebrates, faunistic diversity, protected areas, protected species, invasive species, assessment of areas with conservation importance, conservation problems of the fauna, storage of the scientific zoological collections.

Current projects

Red Data Book of Bulgaria (Freshwater Molluscs) (2005—2007)

Assessment of the invasive animal species for Bulgaria and control measures for restriction of their impact on the natural ecosystems and native species (2005—2007)

Risk assessment of the invasion of Dreissena polymorpha mussel in North-West Bulgaria (2006—2007)

Optimisation of the Natura 2000 ecological network in Bulgaria (Fauna, Invertebrates) (2007—2009)

Investigation, assessment and protection of the invertebrates’ faunistic diversity (2008—2010)

Assessment and management of Dreissena spp. invasion in the Bulgarian Water Basins (2009—2011)

Influence of the entomopathogenic fungus Entomophaga maimaiga Humber, Shimauzu & Soper on the Lymantria dispar (Linnaeus) population and diversity of the entomofauna in the oak forests in Bulgaria (2009—2011)

Member of editorial boards

Fauna Bulgarica; Catalogus faunae bulgaricae

PhD students

Ivaylo Todorov, Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

Lecture courses

Sofia University ‘St. Kliment Ohridski’ — Entomology; Evolution and phylogeny of the insects; Morphology, anatomy and systematics of the insects

New Bulgarian University — Zoology of the invertebrate animals, Zoology of the vertebrate animals

Plovdiv University ‘Paisii Hilendarski’ — Faunistic diversity of Bulgaria

Selected publications

Hubenov, Z. 1980. Tachinid species Tachinidae (Diptera), new for the fauna of Bulgaria. — Acta zool. bulg., 14, 79—82.

Hubenov, Z. 1980. A contribution to the studies on the fauna and biology of the species of family Tachinidae (Diptera) in Bulgaria. — Acta zool. bulg., 15, 77—80.

Hubenov, Z. 1982. Morphologische Untersuchungen über den Artenkomplex Phasia crassipennis F. — Ent. Abh. Mus. Tierk. Dresden, 45, (5), 91—98.

Hubenov, Z. 1982. Eine neue Phasia-Art aus Bulgarien (Diptera, Tachinidae). — Reichenbachia, 20, (19), 163—166.

Hubenov, Z. 1983. A contribution to the studies on family Tachinidae (Diptera). — Acta zool. bulg., 23, 57—61.

Hubenov, Z. 1992. Artenbestand, Höhenferbreitung und zoogeographische Charakteristik der Familie Tachinidae (Diptera) aus dem Pirin-gebirge. — Acta zool. bulg., 44, 3—18.

Hubenov, Z. 1992. Systematische Liste der bulgarischen Raupenfliegen (Diptera, Tachinidae). — Acta zool. bulg., 45, 63—71.

Hubenov, Z. 1993. Übersicht der in Bulgarien festgestellten Arten der Familie Tachinidae (Diptera). — Ann. Univ. Sofia (Zoology), 82, 147—162.

Hubenov, Z. 1993. Höhenverbreitung der Familie Tachinidae (Diptera) in Bulgarien. — Acta zool. bulg., 46, 24—38.

Hubenov, Z. 1995. Artenbestand, Vertikalverbreitung und zoogeographische Characteristik der Familie Tachinidae (Diptera) aus dem Belasiza-Gebirge. — Acta zool. bulg., 48, 48—61.

Hubenov, Z. 1996. Zoogeographische Charakteristik der bulgarischen Raupenfliegen (Diptera, Tachinidae). — Historia naturalis bulgarica, 6, 49—58.

Hubenov, Z. 1997. Possibilities for using of a system from the really defined natural territories for the faunistic researches in Bulgaria. — Acta zool. bulg., 49, 5—9.

Deltshev, C., S. Andreev, G. Blagoev, V. Golemansky, G. Milojkova, V. Peneva, D. Dobrev, M. Todorov, Z. Hubenov. 1998. Invertebrates (Non Insecta) in Bulgaria. — In: Bulgaria’s biological diversity: Conservation status and Needs Assessment. Sofia, Pensoft, 109—161.

Hubenov, Z., V. Beschovski, S. Beshkow, J. Kolarov, K. Kumanski, A. Popov, E. Vassileva. 1998. Insects of Bulgaria, Part 2: Blattodea, Mantodea, Isoptera, Orthoptera, Dermaptera, Embioptera, Megaloptera, Raphidioptera, Neuroptera, Mecoptera, Hymenoptera, Trichoptera, Lepidoptera and Diptera. — In: Bulgaria’s biological diversity: Conservation status and Needs Assessment. Sofia, Pensoft, 211—318.

Deltshev, C., G. Blagoev, Z. Hubenov. 1998. Conservation priorities of biodiversity of invertebrates (non Insecta) in Bulgarian Mountains. — Ambio, 27 (4), 330—334.

Hubenov, Z. 1999. Species composition and zoogeographical characteristic of Tachinidae (Diptera) in the Kresna gorge (Southwestern Bulgaria). — Acta zool. bulg., 51 (1), 15—20.

Deltshev, C., P. Beron, G. Blagoev, V. Golemansky, V. Peneva, P. Stoev, M. Todorov, Z. Hubenov. 2000. Faunistic diversity of Invertebrates (Non Insecta) of the Central Balkan National Park. — In: Biological diversity of the Central Balkan National Park, Sofia, Pensoft, 289—317, 491—538, 586—590.

Deltshev, C., P. Beron, G. Blagoev, V. Golemansky, V. Peneva, P. Stoev, M. Todorov, Z. Hubenov. 2000. Faunistic diversity of Invertebrates (Non Insecta) of the Rila National Park. — In: Biological diversity of the Rila National Park, Sofia, Pensoft, 249—284, 429—525, 619—622.

Hubenov, Z., V. Beshovski, M. Josifov, A. Popov, K. Kumanski, V. Sakalian, S. Abadjiev, Y. Vidinova, T. Lyubomirov. 2000. Entomofaunistic diversity of the Central Balkan National Park. — In: Biological diversity of the Central Balkan National Park, Sofia Pensoft, 319—362, 491—512, 538—586.

Hubenov, Z., V. Beshovski, M. Josifov, A. Popov, K. Kumanski, V. Sakalian, S. Abadjiev, Y. Vidinova, T. Lyubomirov. 2000. Entomofaunistic diversity of the Rila National Park. — In: Biological diversity of the Rila National Park, Sofia, Pensoft, 285—331, 429—464, 525—619.

Popov, A., Ch. Deltshev, Z. Hubenov, V. Beschovski, D. Dobrev, B. Gueorguiev. 2000. Invertebrate fauna. — In: Popov, A., T. Meshinev (eds). High mountain treeless zone of the Central Balkan National Park. Biological diversity and problems of its conservation. Sofia, BSBCP, Pensoft, 339—416.

Hubenov, Z. 2001. Corbiculidae — a new family for the Bulgarian recent malacofauna (Mollusca: Bivalvia). — Acta zool. bulg., 53 (3), 61—66.

Hubenov, Z. 2004. Molluscs (Mollusca) from the Eastern Rhodopes (Bulgaria). — In: Beron, P., Popov A. (eds.). Biodiversity of Bulgaria. 2. Biodiversity of Eastern Rhodopes (Bulgarian and Greece). Pensoft & Nat. Mus. Natur. Hist., Sofia, 777—786.

Hubenov, Z. 2004. Tachinidae (Diptera) from the Eastern Rhodopes (Bulgaria). — In: Beron, P., Popov A. (eds.). Biodiversity of Bulgaria. 2. Biodiversity of Eastern Rhodopes (Bulgarian and Greece). Pensoft & Nat. Mus. Natur. Hist., Sofia, 769—775.

Hubenov, Z. 2004. Estimation of the faunistic diversity of the Eastern Rhodopes. — In: Beron, P., Popov A. (eds.). Biodiversity of Bulgaria. 2. Biodiversity of Eastern Rhodopes (Bulgarian and Greece). Pensoft & Nat. Mus. Natur. Hist., Sofia, 941—951.

Hubenov, Z. 2005. Dreissena (Bivalvia: Dreissenidae) — systematics, autochthonous and anthropogenic areas. — Acta zool. bulg., 57 (3), 259—268.

Tschorsnig, H.-P., V. Richter, P. Cerretti, T. Zeegers, C. Bergström, J. Vanchara, G. Van de Weyer, C. Bystrowsky, C. Raper, J. Ziegler and Z. Hubenov. 2005. Tachinidae (Diptera). — In: Fauna Europaea, www.faunaeur.org.

Hubenov, Z. 2006. Anodonta (Sinanodonta) woodiana (Lea, 1834) (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Unionidae) — a new invasive species for the Bulgarian malacofauna. — Acta zool. bulg., 58 (1), 35—40.

Hubenov, Z. 2006. Malacofaunistic Diversity of the Bulgarian Wetlands (Mollusca: Gastropoda et Bivalvia). — Lauterbornia, 56, 61—83.

Georgiev, G., Z. Hubenov. 2006. Vertical distribution and zoogeographical characteristics of Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) family in Bulgaria. — Acta zool. bulg., 58 (3), 315—343.

Hubenov, Z. 2006. Tachinidae (Insecta: Diptera) from the Western Rhodopes (Bulgaria). — In: Beron, P. (ed). Biodiversity of Bulgaria. 3. Biodiversity of Western Rhodopes (Bulgaria and Greece) I. Pensoft & Nat. Mus. Natur. Hist., Sofia, 689—697.

Hubenov, Z. 2006. Freshwater mollusks (Mollusca) from the Western Rhodopes (Bulgaria). — In: Beron, P. (ed). Biodiversity of Bulgaria. 3. Biodiversity of Western Rhodopes (Bulgaria and Greece) I. Pensoft & Nat. Mus. Natur. Hist., Sofia, 833—842.

Hubenov, Z. 2007. Fauna and zoogeography of marine, freshwater, and terrestrial mollusks (Mollusca) in Bulgaria. — In: Fet, V., A. Popov (eds.). Biogeorraphy and ecology of Bulgaria. Springer, Dodrecht, 141—198.

Hubenov, Z., T. Trichkova. 2007. Dreissena bugensis (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Dreissenidae) — new invasive species to the Bulgarian malacofauna. — Acta zool. bulg., 59 (2), 203—209.

Hubenov, Z. 2007. Mollusks of non-lotic Bulgarian wetlands. — In: Michev, T., M. Stoyneva (eds.). Inventory of Bulgarian wetlands and their biodiversity. 1. Non-lotic wetlands. Sofia, Elsi-M, 196—201 [+ CD].

Hubenov, Z. 2007. Faunistic review, distribution and zoogeographical characteristic of the bulgarian Black Sea mollusks (Mollusca: Polyplacophora, Gastropoda et Bivalvia). — Ann. Univ. Sofia (Zoology), 96/98, 17—38.

Hubenov, Z. 2007. Distribution and Zoogeographical Characteristics of Mollusks (Mollusca) from Bulgarian National Parks. — Historia naturalis bulgarica, 18, 127—159.

Trichkova T., D. Kozuharov, Z. Hubenov, I. Botev, M. Zivkov, S. Cheshmedjiev. 2008. Characteristics of zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) populations in infested reservoirs, northwest Bulgaria. — Journal of Natural History, 42 (5—8), 619—631.

Hubenov, Z. 2008. Recent fauna of Bulgaria — Animalia: Invertebrata. — Acta zool. bulg., 60 (1), 3—21.

Hubenov, Z. 2008. Composition and zoogeographical characteristics of the family Tachinidae (Insecta: Diptera) in the Balkan countries. — Acta zool. bulg., 60 (3), 243—265.

Kozuharov, D., T. Trichkova, Z. Hubenov, I. Botev, G. Kostoski, J. Kostoska, M. Zivkov. 2008. Distribution of Dreissena polymorpha in human-made lakes along the Lesnovska River (tributary of Iskar River, Danube drainage basin) — In: Velcheva I., A. Tsekov (Eds.). Proceedings of the Anniversary Scientific Conference of Ecology, Proceedings, 1 November 2008, Plovdiv, 152—162.

Hubenov, Z. 2008. Composition and zoogeographical characteristics of the family Tachinidae (Diptera: Insecta) in Serbia and Bulgaria. — Advances in Arachnology and Developmental Biology. Papers dedicated to Prof. Dr. Božidar Ćurčić. S. E. Makarov & R. N. Dimitrijević (Eds.). Inst. Zool., Belgrade; BAS, Sofia; Fac. Life Sci., Viena; SASA, Belgrade & UNESCO MAB Committee, Serbia. Viena—Belgrade—Sofia, Monographs, 12, 375—394.

Trichkova, T., D. Kozuharov, Z. Hubenov, S. Cheshmedjiev, I. Botev, M. Zivkov, L. Popa, O. Popa, 2009. Current distribution of Dreissena species in the inland waters of Bulgaria. International Scientific Publications: Ecology & Safety, 3 (1), 507—516. (ISSN: 1313—2539)

Hubenov Z. In press. Estimation of the faunistic diversity of the Kresna Gorge. — Historia naturalis bulgarica, 20.

Georgiev, G., D. Pilarska, P. Mirchev, B. Rossnev, P. Petkov, P. Pilarski, V. Golemansky, M. Todorov, D. Takov, Z. Hubenov, M. Georgieva, M. Matova, S. Kitanova. 2010. Entomophaga maimaiga — a factor for increasingstability and enhancing biodiversity in oak forests on the Balkan Peninsula. — In: International Scientific Conference ‘Forest Ecosystemsand Climate Changes’, March 9—10, 2010, Belgrade, Serbia.