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To document the first occurrence of Myriochila melancholica in Bulgaria and assess its ecological context.

March 5, 2026Open Access

Myriochila (Myriochila) melancholica melancholica (Fabricius, 1798) (Coleoptera, Cicindelidae), an expectable addition to the Bulgarian fauna

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To document the first occurrence of Myriochila melancholica in Bulgaria and assess its ecological context.
Field collection in the Struma River Valley
Observation of species distribution
Ecological analysis of habitat
Myriochila melancholica is newly recorded in Bulgaria
Collected from a key dispersal corridor
Insights into the species' distribution and ecological role were provided

Abstract

The wide-spread tiger beetle species Myriochila (Myriochila) melancholica (Fabricius, 1798) (Coleoptera, Cicindelidae) is recorded for the first time for the territory of Bulgaria. It was collected from the Struma River Valley, a dispersal corridor for many Mediterranean and thermophilic species. We also comment on the distribution and ecology of the species.

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Fabian A. Boetzl

Lara Burtchen

Teodora Teofilova

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SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología

Historia naturalis bulgarica

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