Zdravko Hubenov

(Professor Dr)

phone: (+359 87) 7089039; (+359 2) 9885116 (ext. 616); e-mail:

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

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

Most recent publications

Hubenov, Z., 2026. The system of plates in the basal part of the wing veins in Diptera (Insecta). — ZooNotes, 298: 1—4. https://doi.org/10.69085/zn20260298 [PDF]

Hubenov, Z., 2026. Species Composition and Areographical Characteristic of the European Bee Flies (Insecta: Diptera: Bombyliidae). — Acta zoologica bulgarica, 78 (1): 17—32. https://doi.org/10.71424/azb78.1.002880 [PDF]

Hubenov, Z., 2026. Contribution to the Tachinids (Diptera: Tachinidae) of Vietnam. — ZooNotes, 293: 1—4. https://doi.org/10.69085/zn20250293 [PDF]

Ivanov, V., Kechev, M., Georgieva, M., Belilov, S., Mirchev, P., Hubenov, Z., Georgieva, L., Georgiev, G., 2025. Gasterocercus depressirostris depressirostris (Fabricius) (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) — a new xylophagous pest of Quercus cerris L. and a new robber fly (Diptera, Asilidae) predator on it in Bulgaria. — Biodiversity Data Journal, 13: e167767. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.13.e167767 [PDF]

Hubenov, Z., 2025. The Dipterans (Insecta: Diptera) of the Stara Planina Mountains, Bulgaria. — Acta zoologica bulgarica, 77 (1): 23—39. https://doi.org/10.71424/azb77.1.002800 [PDF]

Hubenov, Z., 2025. Review of the Hosts of the Family Tachinidae (Diptera: Insecta) in Bulgaria. — Acta zoologica bulgarica, 77 (1): 131—144. https://doi.org/10.71424/azb77.1.002812 [PDF]

Hubenov, Z., 2025. Invertebrate Animals (Metazoa: Invertebrata) from the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast. — Generis Publishing, Chișinău, 277 pp. [PDF a; PDF b]

Hubenov, Z., 2025. Fauna, Distribution and Areographical Structure of the Dipterans (Insecta: Diptera) from the High Bulgarian Mountains. — Acta zoologica bulgarica, 77 (2): 149—172. https://doi.org/10.71424/azb77.1.002830 [PDF]

Hubenov, Z., 2024. Species Composition, Vertical Distribution and Areographical Structure of the Family Tachinidae (Diptera) in Bulgaria. — Acta zoologica bulgarica, 76 (1): 49—70. [PDF]

Hubenov, Z., 2024. Species Composition and Distribution of the Mussels (Mollusca: Bivalvia) in the Bulgarian Sector of the Black Sea. — Acta zoologica bulgarica, 76 (2): 159—176. [PDF]

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