Psocodea (Insecta) reports from the Upper Thracian Lowland: published data and new records

Psocodea (Insecta) reports from the Upper Thracian Lowland: published data and new records

Dilian G. Georgiev^{1, 2, *}, Vassil K. Genchev³

¹Department of General Animal Husbandry, Section Ecology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Trakia University – Stara Zagora, 6000 Stara Zagora, BULGARIA

²Department of Ecology and Environmental Conservation, Faculty of Biology, Plovdiv University “Paisii Hilendarski”, 24 Tzar Assen Str., 4000 Plovdiv, BULGARIA,

*E-mail: diliangeorgiev@uni-plovdiv.bg, dilyan.georgiev@ trakia-uni.bg

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2885-4895

³Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds, Plovdiv, BULGARIA

Abstract. This study presents an updated overview of the Psocodea (Insecta) fauna of the Upper Thracian Lowland in Southern Bulgaria, based on both published records and new field collections from 2017 to 2025. A total of 26 species were documented, 18 of which are new for the region. Specimens were collected from a variety of natural and human-modified habitats, including riparian forests, mixed deciduous woodlands, conifer plantations, and urban environments.

Keywords: lowlands, psocids, diversity, species, habitats

DOI: https://doi.org/10.65437/bnhmp.10.1.2

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