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April 1, 2026Historia naturalis bulgaricaOpen Access

Sometimes they come back - Platypsyllus castoris Ritsema, 1869 (Leiodidae, Coleoptera) new genus and species for the fauna of the Balkan Peninsula

Rostislav Bekchiev Nedko Nedyalkov Rumyana Kostova Nikolay Simov Mario Langourov Ilya Acosta-Pankov

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Key Points

To document the presence of Platypsyllus castoris in Bulgaria for the first time.
Field observations to identify the species
Collection of samples from the Eurasian beaver habitat
Taxonomic classification based on morphological characteristics
Platypsyllus castoris identified as a parasite of the Eurasian beaver
New addition to the fauna of the Balkan Peninsula
First recorded instance in Bulgaria

Implication

This report documents a new genus and species of parasite beetle found in Bulgaria, indicating significant biodiversity.

Abstract

The parasite beetle on Eurasian beaver Platypsyllus castoris is reported for the first time from Bulgaria.

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Bekchiev et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d1fba0a79560c99a0a1b90 https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.48.043

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