The study reports the occurrence of 19 species of false scorpions in the Eastern Rhodopes. Seventeen species were found in the Bulgarian part of the mountain and three species (Olpium pallipes, Rhacochelifer corcyrensis and Hysterochelifer meridianus) were found in the Greek part. Hysterochelifer tuberculatus, Beierochelifer peloponnesiacus and Allochernes wideri are reported as new for Bulgaria. Newly established for Bulgaria are representatives of the genera Acanthocreagris and Microbisium. Thus the number of the species found in the country so far is raised to 51. Morphometric data for most of the species and illustrations of the newly found species are also given.
The study reports the occurrence of 19 species of false scorpions in the Eastern Rhodopes. Seventeen species were found in the Bulgarian part of the mountain and three species (Olpium pallipes, Rhacochelifer corcyrensis and Hysterochelifer meridianus) were found in the Greek part. Hysterochelifer tuberculatus, Beierochelifer peloponnesiacus and Allochernes wideri are reported as new for Bulgaria. Newly established for Bulgaria are representatives of the genera Acanthocreagris and Microbisium. Thus the number of the species found in the country so far is raised to 51. Morphometric data for most of the species and illustrations of the newly found species are also given.