The scorpion of Vrachanska Planina

The only species of Scorpiones in Vrachanska Planina Mountains is Euscorpius deltshevi (Euscorpiidae), which was undescribed until the last year. This species is found in the study area from the foot of the mountains up...

Faunistic diversty of Vrachanki Balkan Nature Park

The whole faunistic data in this issue are summarized for more realistic assessment of the number of the recent animal taxa inhabiting the region. About 2216 recent species that belong to 1217 genera and 350 families are...

 Изписване на български географски имена в статии на английски език

Two Records of large specimens of Fire Salamander Salamandra salamandra (Linnaeus, 1758) (Amphibia: Caudata) in Bulgaria

Two particularly large specimens of Fire Salamander have been registered in southwestern Bulgaria in late winter/early spring. Both of them are adult females with total body length 231 mm, and 219 mm. The two specimens...

New records of water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia) from Iskar River Valley, Bulgaria

The present study gives new data on a poorly studied group of aquatic organisms – water mites. Six species are recorded for the first time for the Bulgarian fauna and one of them is new for the Balkan Peninsula.