Three species and two genera of darkling beetles (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) new to the Bulgarian fauna

Key Points

• This research aims to document three new species and two new genera of darkling beetles in Bulgaria.
• Identified Cnemeplatia atropos, Lyphia tetraphylla, and Uloma rufa in Bulgaria.
• Provided photographic documentation of specimens.
• Illustrated the distribution of these species on a map.
• Cnemeplatia atropos, Lyphia tetraphylla, and Uloma rufa were found for the first time in Bulgaria.
• The genera Cnemeplatia and Lyphia are newly recorded in the Bulgarian fauna.

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