Long-legged flies (Diptera: Empidoidea: Dolichopodidae) from Vitosha Mountain, Bulgaria: first contribution and overview

Mihail Kechev; Gergana Zaemdzhikova; Blagoy Koychev

Mihail Kechev https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9852-5184; Gergana Zaemdzhikova https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0694-4331; Blagoy Koychev https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0064-4183

2 May 2024 · volume 46 · (issue 5) · pp. 119–125 · PDF [full text]

Abstract: The paper gives information about 41 dolichopodid species established in Vitosha Mountain. Twenty-one species are newly recorded for the studied area, and one of them, Thrypticus divisus, is new to the fauna of Bulgaria.

Keywords: Bulgaria, Dolichopodidae, new records, Vitosha Mountain

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