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Department of Zoology |
uni-plovdiv.bg
Date of Birth |
April 21th, 1956 |
Place of Birth |
Vratsa , BULGARIA |
Nationality |
Bulgarian |
Education |
BSc, MSc /Biology/, University of Plovdiv , BULGARIA . |
Degrees |
PhD, 1987 |
Languages |
Bulgarian - mother tongue, English - poor, Russian - good |
Professional Experience |
Teacher - 1981 - 1989 |
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Assistant Professor - Department of Zoology, University of Plovdiv - 1989 - 1995 |
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Associated Professor of Entomology - Department of Zoology, University of Plovdiv , Bulgaria - from 1995 |
RESEARCH INTERESTS |
Taxonomy, faunistics, ecology and zogeography of families Bolitophilidae, Diadocidiidae, Ditomyiidae, Keroplatidae and Mycetophilidae (Diptera: Sciaroidea) ; Zoogeography |
Publications on fungus gnats |
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Bechev , D., 1985a. The species of Superfamily Mycetophiloidea ( Diptera ) Distributed in Bulgaria . - Acta zool . bulg., 27 : 36-40 [in Bulgarian, English summary].
Bechev , D., 1985b. Acnemia vratzatica n. sp. from Bulgaria ( Diptera , Mycetophilidae ). - Reichenbachia Mus . Tierk . Dresden , 23 , 8: 35-36. [ pdf ]
Bechev , D., 1986a. New species from Superfamily Mycetophiloidea ( Diptera ) for Bulgaria Fauna. - Acta zool . bulg., 30 : 72-74 [in Bulgarian, English summary].
Bechev , D., 1986b. New species from the Superfamily Mycetophiloidea ( Diptera ) for Bulgaria Fauna. II. - Acta zool. bulg ., 32 : 56-59 [in Bulgarian, English summary].
Bechev , D., 1986c. Sciophila rufa Meigen ( Diptera , Mycetophilidae ) as a Host for Orthocentrus stigmaticus Holmgren (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae ). - Acta zool . bulg ., 32 : 60-61 [in Bulgarian, English summary].
Bechev , D., 1988a. Two New Species of Mycetophilidae from Bulgaria ( Insecta , Diptera ). - Reichenbachia Mus . Tierk . Dresden , 25 , 38: 185-186. [ pdf ]
Bechev , D., 1988b. Sciophila zaitzevi n. sp. from Bulgaria ( Insecta , Diptera , Mycetophilidae ). - Reichenbachia Mus . Tierk . Dresden , 25 , 39: 187-188. [ pdf ]
Bechev , D., 1989a. New species Mycetophiloidea ( Diptera ) for Bulgarian fauna. III. - Trav . Sci . Univ. Plovdiv , Biologie , 27: 153-159 [in Bulgarian, English summary].
Bechev , D.,1989b. Larvae of Mycetophiloidea ( Diptera ) established in fungi in Bulgaria. - Trav . Sci . Univ. Plovdiv , Biologie , 27: 161-163 [in Bulgarian, English summary].
Bechev , D., 1989c. Monocentrota matilei n. sp. from Bulgaria and Algeria ( Insecta , Diiptera : Keroplatidae ). - Reichenbachia Mus . Tierk . Dresden, 26 , 30: 173-174. [ pdf ]
Bechev , D., 1990a. New species Mycetophiloidea ( Diptera ) to the Bulgarian fauna. IV. - Trav . Sci . Univ. Plovdiv , Biologie , 28 : 85-88 [in Bulgarian, English summary].
Bechev , D., 1990b. Recent Holarctic species of the genus Anaclileia Meunier (Insecta, Diptera : Mycetophilidae ). - Reichenbachia Mus . Tierk . Dresden, 28 , 13: 67-71. [ pdf ]
Bechev , D., 1990c. Review of the Holarctic Species of Genus Polylepta Winnertz (Insecta, Diptera : Mycetophilidae ). - Entomol . Abh . Mus . Tierk . Dresden, 53 , 12: 179-184. [ pdf ]
Bechev , D., 1991a. New species Mycetophiloidea ( Diptera ) to the Bulgarian fauna. V. - Trav . Sci . Univ. Plovdiv , Biologie , 29: 27-30 [in Bulgarian, English summary].
Bechev , D., 1991b. Macrocera gemagea sp. n. from Bulgaria ( Insecta , Diptera : Mycetophiloidea ). - Reichenbachia Mus . Tierk . Dresden, 28 , 35: 185-186. [ pdf ]
Ivanova , E., D. Bechev , 1991. Studies on the electrophoretic patterns of soluble proteins of Exechia peyerimhoffi and Exechia lundstroemi (Dipetara: Mycetophilidae ). - Trav . Scv . Univ. Plovdiv , Biologie , 29: 257-262. [in Bulgarian, English summary].
Bechev , D., 1992a. On the type specimens of Macrocera nigricoxa Winnertz 1863 and Macrorrhyncha exempla ( Plassmann 1978) ( Insecta : Diptera : Mycetophiloidea ). - Senckenbergiana biol., 72 , 4/6: 317-320. [ pdf ]
Bechev , D., 1992b. A new species of Genus Macrorrhyncha (Diptera: Keroplatidae ) from Bulgaria. - Acta zool . bulg., 45 : 61-62. [ pdf ]
Bechev , D., 1994a. Redescription of some types of Keroplatidae (Diptera, Mycetophiloidea ). - Dtsch . ent . Z., N. F., 41 , 1: 137-140. [ pdf ]
Bechev , D., 1994b. Sceptonia usambarensis spec.nov . from Tanzania ( Insecta : Diptera : Mycetophilidae ). - Reichenbachia Mus . Tierk . Dresden, 30 , 31 :189-190. [ pdf ]
Bechev , D., 1994c. Three genera of Mycetophilidae new to the fauna of Sumatra and Java, with description of Zygomyia polyspina spec. nov . (Insecta: Diptera ). - Reichenbachia Mus . Tierk . Dresden, 30 , 32: 191-192. [ pdf ]
Bechev , D., 1994d. A new species of genus Truplaya Edw. from Madagascar ( Insecta : Diptera : Keroplatidae ). - Reichenbachia Mus . Tierk . Dresden, 30 , 37: 217-218. [ pdf ]
Bechev , D., 1994e. New species Mycetophiloidea ( Diptera ) to the fauna of Bulgaria. VI. - Trav . Sci . Univ. Plovdiv , Biologie , Animalia , 30: 25-28.
Bechev , D., 1995a. Allactoneura papuensis spec. nov . from New Guinea ( Insecta : Diptera : Mycetophilidae ). - Reichenbachia Mus . Tierk . Dresden, 31 , 16: 81-82. [ pdf ]
Bechev , D., 1995b. The Palaearctic species of the genus Sceptonia Winnertz (Diptera: Mycetophilidae ). - Trav . Sci . Univ. Plovdiv , Biologie , Animalia ., 31: 7-21. [ pdf ]
Kolarov , J., D. Bechev , 1995. Hymenopterenparasiten (Hymenoptera) auf Pilzmücken (Mycetophiloidea, Diptera ). - Acta ent . bulgarica , 2 : 18-20. [ pdf ]
Bechev , D., 1996a. New species of fungus gnats ( Diptera : Sciaroidea , excluding Sciaridae ) to the fauna of Bulgaria. VII. - Trav . Sci . Univ. Plovdiv , Biologie , Animalia , 32: 19-21.
Bechev , D., 1996b. Macrocera kerteszi Lundström - a little known species ( Diptera : Keroplatidae : Macrocerinae ). - Folia ent . hung., 57 : 77-78. [ pdf ]
Bechev , D., 1997a. Two new species of Mycetophilidae from Greece and the Netherlands ( Insecta , Diptera , Nematocera ). - Spixiana , 20 , 2: 179-180. [ pdf ]
Bechev , D., 1997b. The genus Sceptonia Winnertz in the Oriental region ( Insecta , Diptera , Mycetophilidae ). - Spixiana , 20 , 2: 181-182. [ pdf ]
Bechev , D., 1997c. Macrorrhyncha geranias thracica subspec . nov . from Greece ( Insecta : Diptera : Keroplatidae ). - Reichenbachia Mus . Tierk . Dresden, 32 , 18: 105-106. [ pdf ]
Bechev , D.,1997d. Check-list of the fungus gnats ( Diptera : Sciaroidea , excluding Sciaridae ) of the Balkan Peninsula. - Trav . Sci . Univ. Plovdiv , Biologie , Animalia , 33: 9-22. [ rtf ]
Bechev , D., 1998. The species of Allodia Winnertz on the Balkan Peninsula ( Diptera , Mycetophilidae ). - Acta zool . bulg ., 50 , 1: 61-63. [ pdf ]
Bechev , D., 1999a. Biotic connections of fungus gnats ( Diptera: Sciaroidea , excluding Sciaridae ) in forest habitats of Mount Pirin. - Trav . Sci . Univ. Plovdiv , Biologie , Animalia , 35: 37-40 [in Bulgarian, English summary]. [ pdf ]
Bechev , D., 1999b. Specie of the Genus Phronia Winnertz in Bulgaria ( Diptera : Mycetophilidae ). - Acta zool . bulg ., 52 , 2/3: 39-42.
Bechev , D.,1999c. The zooleogaphic classification of the Palaearctic genera of fungus gnats ( Diptera : Sciaroidea , excluding Sciaridae ). - Studia dipteriologica , 6 , 2: 321-326. [ pdf ]
Bechev , D., 2000a. Seasonal activity and vertical distribution of fungus gnats ( Diptera : Sciaroidea , excluding Sciaridae ) in the Western and Central parts of Stara planina ridge (Bulgaria). - Trav . Sci . Univ. Plovdiv , Biologie , Animalia , 36: 51-66. [ pdf ]
Bechev , D., 2000b. World distribution of the genera of fungus gnats ( Diptera : Sciaroidea , excluding Sciaridae ). - Studia dipterologica , 7 , 2: 543-552. [ pdf ]
Bechev , D., 2001. New species of fungus gnats ( Diptera : Sciaroidea , excluding Sciaridae ) to the fauna of Bulgaria. VIII. - Trav . Sci . Univ. Plovdiv , Biologie , Animalia , 37: 5-8. [ pdf ]
Bechev , D., 2002a. Check list of the fungus gnats of the families Bolitophilidae , Diadocidiidae , Ditomyiidae , Keroplatidae and Mycetophilidae in Bulgaria ( Diptera : Nematocera ). - Trav . Sci . Univ. Plovdiv , Biologie , Animalia , 38: 81-112. [ pdf ]
Bechev , D., 2002b. Orfelia gruevi spec. nov . from Bulgaria ( Diptera : Sciaroidea : Keroplatidae ). - Acta entomologica slovenica , 10 , 2: 199-201. [ pdf ]
Bechev, D., 2003. Corrections and additions to the check list of the fungus gnats in Bulgaria (Diptera: Sciaroidea). - Trav. Sci. Univ. Plovdiv, Biologie, Animalia, 39: 97-99. [ pdf ]
Bechev, D., 2004. Fungus Gnats (Diptera: Bolitophilidae, Diadocidiidae, Ditomyiidae, Keroplatidae, Mycetophilidae) of the Eastern Rhodopes (Bulgaria). - In: Beron P., Popov A. (eds). Biodiversity of Bulgaria. 2. Biodiversity of Eastern Rhodopes (Bulgaria and Greece). Pensoft & Nat. Mus. Natur. Hist., Sofia, 735-739. [ pdf ]
Bechev, D., 2004. New distributional data about the fungus gnats of the families Bolitophilidae, Diadocidiidae, Ditomyiidae and Keroplatidae in Bulgaria (Diptera: Nematocera: Sciaroidea) - Trav. Sci. Univ. Plovdiv, Biologie, Animalia, 40: 129-136. [ pdf ]
Chandler, P., D. Bechev , N. Caspers , 200 5 . The Fungus Gnats (Diptera: Bolitophilidae, Diadocidiidae, Ditomyiidae, Keroplatidae and Mycetophilidae) of Greece, its islands and Cyprus. - Studia dipterologica, 12 (2): 255-314 .
Bechev, D., 2006a. New data about Keroplatidae (Diptera: Nematocera: Sciaroidea) in Bulgaria . - Historia naturalis bulgarica, 17 : 93-94. [ pdf ]
Bechev, D., 2006b. Fungus Gnats (Diptera: Bolitophilidae, Diadocidiidae, Ditomyiidae, Keroplatidae, Mycetophilidae) of the Western Rhodopes (Bulgaria). - In: Beron P. (ed). Biodiversity of Bulgaria. 3. Biodiversity of Western Rhodopes (Bulgaria and Greece) I. Pensoft & Nat. Mus. Natur. Hist., Sofia, 701-710. [ pdf ]
Bechev, D., 2006 c . The fungus gnats of the families Bolitophilidae, Diadocidiidae, Ditomyiidae and Keroplatidae (Diptera: Sciaroidea ) of Bulgaria. - Scientific Studies of the University of Plovdiv, Biology, Animalia, 42: 21 - 83 . [ pdf ]
Bechev, D., H. Koç, 2006a. The fungus gnats (Diptera: Bolitophilidae, Keroplatidae and Mycetophilidae) of Turkey: published data and new records. - Scientific Studies of the University of Plovdiv, Biology, Animalia, 42: 85-89. [ pdf ]
Bechev, D., H. Koç, 2006b. Two new species of Sciophila Meigen (Diptera: Mycetophilidae) from Turkey , with a key to the Western Palaearctic species of the S. lutea Macquart group. - Zootaxa, 1253: 61 - 68.
Bechev, D., H. Ko ç , 2008. Urytalpa chandleri sp. n. (Diptera: Keroplatidae) from Turkey, with a key to the Western Palaerctic species of the gunus. - Zootaxa, 1676: 29-36.
Bechev, D., 2009. First record of Bolitophila japonica (Diptera: Bolitophilidae) for continental Asia. - ZooNotes, 1: 1-2. [pdf]
Bechev, D., 2010. Flower visitation of fungus gnats from the genera Antlemom , Asindulum and Macrorrhyncha (Diptera: Keroplatidae): published data and a new record. - ZooNotes, 7: 1- 3. [pdf]
Bechev, D., 2010. On the family Mycetophilidae (Insecta: Diptera) in Bulgaria. - ZooNotes, Supplement 1, 72 pp. [pdf]
Publications on other animal groups
Mladenov, G., D. Bechev, 1986. A study on damage and dermestes control in silkworm. - Animal science, 23 , N 10: 83-86. [in Bulgarian, English summary].
Bechev, D.,1991b. Ptychopteridae and Hesperinidae - new families to the Bulgarian fauna. - Trav. Sci. Univ. Plovdiv , Biologie, 29 , 6: 31-32. [in Bulgarian]. [ pdf ]
Bechev, D., 1991. Craspedacusta in Bulgaria (Hydrozoa: Olindiidae). - Trav. Sci. Univ. Plovdiv, Biologie, 29 , 6: 33-34. [in Bulgarian, English summary]. [ pdf ]
Angelov, L., D. Bechev, T. Rakadjieva, E. Kostova, 1994. Mosquitos and ticks I. ricinus, infected with B. burgdorferi, the agent of Lyme burreliosisi. - Infectology, 31 , 4: 10-12. [in Bulgarian, English summary]. [ pdf ]
Bechev, D., 2000. New localities of Potamon fluviatilis (Herbst, 1785) (Crustacea: Decapoda) in Bulgaria. - Trav. Sci. Univ. Plovdiv, Animalia, 36 , 6: 95-96. [in Bulgarian, English summary]. [ pdf ]
Gruev B., D. Bechev, 2000. Zoogeographical belonging of the leaf beetle species of Lamprosomatinae, Eumolpinae, Chrysomelinae, Alticinae, Hispinae and Cassidinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidaeand their distribution in the biogeographical regions of Bulgaria. - Trav. Sci. Univ. Plovdiv, Animalia, 36 , 6: 5-34. [in Bulgarian, English summary]. [ pdf ]
Bechev, D,. 2004. The freshwater medusa Craspedacusta sowerbii Lankester, 1880 (Hydrozoa:Olindiidae) in Ivaylovgrad Dam (Eastern Rhodopes, Bulgaria). - In: Beron P., Popov A.(eds). Biodiversity of Bulgaria. 2. Biodiversity of Eastern Rhodopes (Bulgaria and Greece). Pensoft & Nat. Mus. Natur. Hist., Sofia, 147-148. [ pdf ]
Bechev, D., 2004. The freshwater crab (Crustacea: Decapoda: Potamidae) in the Eastern Rhodopes (Bulgaria). - In: Beron P., Popov A. (eds). Biodiversity of Bulgaria. 2. Biodiversity of Eastern Rhodopes (Bulgaria and Greece). Pensoft & Nat. Mus. Natur. Hist., Sofia, 149-151. [ pdf ]
Bechev, D., A. Stojanova, 2004. Geographical localities of invertebrates of conservation importance in the Rhodopes (Bulgaria). - Trav. Sci. Univ. Plovdiv, Biologie, Animalia, 40 , 6: 19-25. [in Bulgarian, English summary]. [ pdf ]
Bechev, D., B. Gruev, 2004. Zoogeography of Bulgaria . Bibliography (Scrool 1). Pensoft Series Faunistica No 40, Pensoft Publishers, Sofia-Moskow, 96 pp.
Bechev, D., Ch. Deltschev, 2008. First record of Nephila pilipes (Fabricius, 1793) from Nepal (Areneae: Nephilidae). - Bugs R All, 16: 16. [ pdf ]
Bechev, D., 2009. The species of Ctenophorinae (Diptera: Tipulidae) in the fauna of Bulgaria. - ZooNotes, 1: 1-3. [pdf]
Bechev, D. , B. Gruev. 2010. Zoogeography of Bulgaria. Bibliography. Scroll 2. - ZooNotes, Supplement 2 , 15 pp. [pdf]
Books
Bechev, D., 2010. Morphology and systematics of insects. Plovdiv University Press “Paisii Hilendarski”, Plovdiv, 203 pp. [in Bulgarian]. [pdf]
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