Vol. 78 2026

ARTICLES

The Dipterans (Insecta: Diptera) of the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast

Zdravko Hubenov*

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*National Museum of Natural history, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1 Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd., 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria; E-mail: zkhubenov@abv.bg; zhubenov@nmnhs.com

https://doi.org/10.71424/azb78.1.002996

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Abstract

Up until now, a total of 1556 dipteran species of 82 families have been reported from the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast. The families Cecidomyiidae, Chironomidae, Syrphidae, Chloropidae and Tachinidae (101–162 species) are the most numerous. The families of Ephydridae (70.4 % of all Bulgarian species presented), Chloropidae (67.5 %), Tabanidae (55.3 %), Calliphoridae (46.3%) and Cecidomyiidae (44.4 %) show the biggest relative species richness in the Black Sea Coast area. Recorded low relative species richness is often due to lack of sufficient investigations, such as for the families Tipulidae, Mycetophilidae and Phoridae. The faunistic similarity between the different parts of the coast is scrutinised. The dipterans belong to 116 areographical categories, divided into 2 groups: 1) species with a Mediterranean type of distribution (191 species – 12.3%) – more thermophilic and distributed mainly in the southern parts of the Palaearctic; 2) species with Palaearctic and Eurosiberian type of distribution (1365 species – 87.7%) – more eurybiontic and widely distributed in the Palaearctic. The distribution of the zoogeographical categories in the different parts of the coast is presented. A total of 30 (1.9%) endemics have been established. Of the reported species, 40 are plant pests and 63 have a medical importance.

Key words

Diptera, Bulgarian Black Sea Coast, faunistic composition, distribution, zoogeography

How to Cite
Hubenov Z. 2026. The Dipterans (Insecta: Diptera) of the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast. Acta zoologica bulgarica 78.

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