New records of Hierodula transcaucasica Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878 (Mantodea) from Bulgaria

Boyan Zlatkov; Stanislav Stefanov; Victor Gashtarov; Vladislav Vergilov

Boyan Zlatkov https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5704-1634; Stanislav Stefanov; Victor Gashtarov; Vladislav Vergilov https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7464-2263

22 November 2020 · volume 41 · [issue 12] · pp. 99–101 · PDF [full text]

Abstract: New localities of Hierodula transcaucasica Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878 from Bulgaria and illustrations of the species are provided.

Keywords: distribution, invasive insect, Mantodea

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