title: Thysanoptera of bulgaria.
abstract: The present checklist includes data on the species composition, geographic distribution and feeding preferences of thrips species in Bulgaria. In total, 155 species in 48 genera are listed. Of these, 125 species belong to suborder Terebrantia and include 103 species of 33 genera in family Thripidae, 14 species of two genera in Aeolothripidae, seven species of two genera in Melanthripidae and one species in Fauriellidae. In suborder Tubulifera, 30 species of 10 genera in the single family Phlaeothripidae are listed. Of the 155 Bulgarian thrips species, 87.7% are phytophagous, 4.5% are obligate predators, 5.8% are mycophagous and 1.9% are with unknown feeding preferences. Fourteen pest species are listed for Bulgaria, of which Frankliniellaoccidentalis, Thripstabaci and Haplothripstritici are of economic importance. The list provides detailed information on the horizontal and vertical distribution of Thysanoptera in 5 regions and 45 subregions of Bulgaria. The present paper also includes an evaluation of the biodiversity of Thysanoptera and the extent to which each region of the country has been studied.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Soil Science, Agrotechnology and Plant Protection, 7 Shosse Bankya str., Sofia 1080, Bulgaria.
authors.forename: Olia
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Karadjova
authors.affiliation: Institute of Soil Science, Agrotechnology and Plant Protection, 7 Shosse Bankya str., Sofia 1080, Bulgaria.
authors.forename: Vladimir
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Krumov
keywords: Bulgaria; Thysanoptera; checklist; feeding preference; geographic distribution