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Hello to all,
Recently I discovered there is an old forest very close to my town, which was a surprise, because I haven't noticed till now and also these has become very rare in BG. In fact these are only the remains of the old forest.
I took some pictures today that I share with you.The first photo is not mine, but it's from the same region.
I plan to visit the place next season, if everything's fine, and I'll add here more info.

Che piante meravigliose.

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Marco
"Le foreste a precedere le civiltà, i deserti a seguire."
François-René de Chateaubriand

Why to wait until next year? Grab a sifter and go on like there is no tomorrow

I do agree at all.

I can hear wonderful Elateridae clicking all around, here and there, up and bottom in hollows….

Beautiful sound, good groove, pretty swing, jazz razz 'm tazz

…… Ipse dixieland

Moreover, when in season, don't forget to place several sweet traps.

Ectamenogonus montandoni warranted.

Bests, Clickie

Thank you for the advices!
Probably there will be some results very soon(after the rains we expect next week).
...Though it usually takes me several years to explore a good area, and still finding new things.
Untill then I offer more pictures from the place.

Hello,
Here are some of the species collected last week.
Can you help me identify them?
Thanks!
Georgi

Sp1-10

Sp.11-20

Sp.21-26

n. 10:
Lasiorhynchites (Coccigorhynchites) sericeus (Herbst, 1797), Rhynchitidae
(unusual in the current season)

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Silvano

Wow!
21 - Xerasia meschniggi, a new genus for Bulgaria
22 - Rhizophagus cf. parallelocollis
23 - Pseudotriphyllus suturalis
24 - Onthophilus
25 - Triphyllus bicolor
26 - Cobososia (= Otolelus) gr. pruinosa

12 - Epuraea
13 - Nargus, female
14 - Oulema of melanopus-complex
15 - a cynipid, possibly a female of agamic generation of Biorhiza pallida
16 - Sunius cf. fallax
17 - Anthobium
18 - Tychus, male
19 - Brachygluta cf.fossulata, male
20 - ?Bythinus
21 - ?Euplectus

Thank you, Aleksei!
Thank you, Silvano!
All specimens were sifted from the leaves and most upper surface of the ground.
The temperature was unusual for the season too, up to 15 C, if this counts.
From Xerasia collected 5-6 specimens.
Here are some more findings. I think Brachygluta is different
Sp.27-30

1 - Ptinus, male
2 - Syntomus cf. obscuroguttatus
3 - Philorhizus
4 - Acallocrates
5 - Parethelcus pollinarius
6 - Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus first comes to mind.
7 - ?Acalles
8 - Tychius cf. cuprifer
27 - Mycetophagus quadriguttatus
28 - yes, Brachygluta, which I can't figure out
29 - ?Euplectus
30 - Tychus, female

Thanks a lot, Aleksei!
I have these pictures, too.
Sp. 31-38.

Georgi

31 - Dorytomus
32 - Gymnetron cf. melanarium
33 - Coeliodes
34 - Leiodes
35 - Atomaria cf. unifasciata
36, 37 - I would say Aulonothroscus brevicollis
38 - Neuraphes angulatus, I think