New and unpublished data about Bulgarian ground beetles from the tribes Pterostichini, Sphodrini and Platynini (Coleoptera, Carabidae)

Bulgarian ground beetle (Coleoptera, Carabidae) fauna is relatively well studied but there are still many species and regions in the country which not researched. The present study aims at complementing data about distribution of carabids from tribes Pterostichini, Sphodrini, Platynini, containing diverse, interesting, endemic species. It gives new records for 67 23 zoogeographical Bulgaria. material was collected period 1926 to 2021 through different sampling methods. Twenty-three recorded first time regions. Six reported second where they were currently collected. Thirty-one have been more than 20 years Eastern Middle Stara Planina Mts., Kraishte region, Boboshevo-Simitli valley, Sandanski-Petrich Lyulin Vitosha Rila Pirin Slavyanka Thracian Lowland, Sakar-Tundzha region. New altitude ranges established six results contribute knowledge carabid fauna. Currently, 56 36 Platynini known