A new locality of Saperda (Saperda) similis (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in Bulgaria
A new locality of the rare species Saperda ( Saperda ) similis Laicharting (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) was reported in Bulgaria. The species was reared from stems and branches of goat willow ( Salix caprea ), collected on 23.10.2024 in the land of Kosovo village at 1468 m a.s.l., Western Rhodopes. In laboratory conditions, three specimens emerged during the period 20 February - 4 March 2025. An old published record of S. similis (syn. Saperda phoca Frölich) was identified as Phytoecia ( Danilevskia ) uncinata (Redtenbacher).
Authors
- Maria Dobreva
- Pencho Dermendzhiev
- Georgi Georgiev (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5703-2597)
- Маргарита Георгиева (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3165-1992)
- Borislav Guéorgiev
- Nikolay Zlatanov
Institutions
- University of Forestry (BG)
- Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BG)
- Forest Research Institute (BG)
- National Museum of Natural History (BG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Silva Balcanica
- Published
- 2025-06-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3897/silvabalcanica.26.e153836
- Primary Topic
- Coleoptera: Cerambycidae studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00