ZOOGEOGRAPHICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THEPTEROMALID FAUNA (HYMENOPTERA: PTEROMALIDAE) OF VITOSHA MOUNTAIN, BULGARIA
IVAYLO TODOROV1*, DIMITAR PARVANOV2
1 – Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, BAS, 1 Tzar Osvoboditel Blvd., Sofia, Bulgaria
2 – Nadezhda, Women’s Health Hospital, 3 “Blaga vest” Street, Sofia, Bulgaria
* Corresponding author: i.toddorov@abv.bg
Keywords: Pteromalidae, zoogeography, distribution, chorotype, Vitosha Mountain, Bulgaria
Abstract: Distributional analysis and classification of the established fauna of Pteromalidae of Vitosha Mountain is presented. We sampled 115 localities between 916 m and 2160 m above sea level. Collected specimens were identified as 124 recently known species. In addition, 9 previously recorded, but not found in our samples species from Vitosha Mountain, were also categorized. According to the literature data and results from this study, a total of 133 species were classified in 25 chorotypes, undoubtedly dominated by taxa with European distribution (34 species, 25.6%). Other well-presented groups were Holarctic (17 spp., 12.8%), West Euro Siberian (10 spp., 7.5%), European-Anatolian (10 spp., 7.5%), West Palearctic (9 spp., 6.6%) and Palearctic-Oriental (9 spp., 6.6%). All taxa, having ranges affected by human activities, were assessed on the base of their natural distribution.