Rostislav Bekchiev
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6143-0184; Miroslav Antov
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5348-1069; Gergana Zaemdzhikova
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0694-4331; Rumyana Kostova
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8119-3275; Borislav Guéorguiev
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8532-0657
14 November 2022 ·
volume 44 · (
issue 10) · pp. 119–123 ·
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Abstract: The rediscovery of the rare and endangered species Carabus (Hygrocarabus) variolosus is reported after its last record from 1909. The only known locality (Stara Planina Mts, Varshets Town) was confirmed. New records at similar habitats in the region could be expected in the future, based on extensive surveys with the proposed methods.
Keywords: beetles, monitoring, Natura 2000, protection
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