Keroplatidae, Mycetophilidae) of the Eastern Rhodopes (Bulgaria)

Abstract. Data about 45 species of fungus gnats, newly recorded for the fauna of the Eastern Rhodopes, are given. Pyratula oracula is newly recorded for the fauna of Bulgaria. Key words: Sciaroidea, fungus gnats, Eastern Rhodopes, Bulgaria. The Eastern Rhodopes have not been studied in terms of fungus gnats until now. Only Mycetophila caudata Staeger of all the 308 species known in Bulgaria (BECHEV, 2002; BECHEV, in press) was recorded from the investigated region (BECHEV, 2001: from Ardino). The presented work gives faunistic data about 45 species, collected by the author. One of them- Pyratula oracula- is herein newly recorded for the fauna of Bulgaria. BOLITOPHILIDAE Bolitophila (Bolitophila) cinerea Meigen, 181