ZDRAVKO KIRILOV HUBENOV Associate Professor, PhD

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Date and place of birth: 3 January 1954,

Education: 1976 – Sofia University ‘St. Kliment Ohridski’, Faculty of Biology: Biology (Zoology)

Scientific degrees: PhD

Position: Associate Professor

Workplace: National Museum of Natural History – Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Department: Invertebrates Animals 1 Tzar Osvoboditel Blvd., 1000 Sofia

Scientific career:  1978‐1986 – MSc, Institute of Zoology – Bulgarian Academy of Sciences  1985 – PhD, Institute of Zoology – Bulgarian Academy of Sciences  1986‐1992 – Assistant, Institute of Zoology – Bulgarian Academy of Sciences  1992 – Associated Professor, Institute of Zoology – Bulgarian Academy of Sciences  2002 – Head of Laboratory of Entomology, Institute of Zoology – Bulgarian Academy of Sciences  2010 – Head of Department of Taxonomy, Faunistics and Zoogeography, Institute of Zoology – Bulgarian Academy of Sciences  2011 – Scientific Secretary, National Museum of Natural History – Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

Scientific thesis:  1985 – Faunistic, zoogeographical and ecological investigations on the family Tachinidae (Diptera) from Sandanski- Valley

Areas of research interests: zoology, entomology, malacology, faunistics, taxonomy, zoogeography, assessment and protection of invertebrates, faunustic diversity, protected areas, protected species, invasive species, assessment of areas with conservation importance, conservation problems of the fauna, storage of the scientific zoological collections

Participation in editorial bords of scientific journals:  Fauna Bulgarica – Institute of Zoology, Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences  Catalogus faunae bulgaricae – Institute of Zoology, Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences  50 years Institute of Zoology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences  Historia naturalis bulgarica – National Museum of Natural History, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

Participation in scientific and expert councils and commissions:  Scientific Council of Institute of Zoology  Scientific Council of National Museum of Natural History  National committee of МАВ/The Man and the Biosphere Programme  Consultative Scientific Council to CITES, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences  Coordination group to the Convention on Biological Diversity, direction Climatic changes and biodiversity

Membership in scientific organisations: ARD - Association in Rural Development (Burlington - USA), Union of Scientists in , Bulgarian Zoological Society, Bulgarian Entomological Society, Bulgarian Malacological Society, Bulgarian Society for Protection of Birds

Research projects: 40 national and international research projects. Recent selected projects:  Red Data Book of Bulgaria (Freshwater Mollusks)  Assessment of the invasive animal species for Bulgaria and control measures for restriction of their impact on the natural ecosystems and native species  Assessment of Zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) infestation risk using GIS for water basins in the North-West Bulgaria  Optimization of Natura 2000 ecological network in Bulgaria (Fauna, Invertebrates)  Investigation, assessment and protection of the invertebrates faunistic diversity  Impact of entomopathogenic fungus Entomophaga maimaiga Humber, Shimazu and Soper on gypsy moth Lymantria dispar (Linnaeus) population and entomofauna biodiversity in oak ecosystems in Bulgaria  Assessment and management of Dreissena spp. invasions in the Bulgarian water bodies

Education activity:  Sofia University ‘St. Kliment Ohridski’ – Entomology; Еvolution and phylogeny of insects; Morphology, anatomy and systematics of insects  New Bulgarian University – Zoology of invertebrate animals, Zoology of vertebrate animals  University ‘Paisii Hilendarski’ – Faunistic diversity of Bulgaria

Publications: 105 papers (83 in peer-reviewed journals). Selected publications: Hubenov Z. 2012. Estimation of the faunistic diversity of the Gorge. – Hist. nat. bulg., 20, 107-120. Hubenov, Z. 2012. Academician Dr. Ivan Buresch and the entomological investigations in Bulgaria. – Hist. nat. bulg., 20, 27-39. Georgiev, G., P. Mirchev, B. Rosnev, P. Petkov, M. Georgieva, M. Matova, S. Kitanova, D. Pilarska, P. Pilarski, V. Golemanski, M. Todorov, Z. Hubenov, D. Takov. 2011. Introduction of Entomophaga maimaiga and control of Lymantria dispar in Bulgaria. – In: Anniversary scientific reports. Scientific conference, 29-30 September, Town, 50 years experimental station on oak forests – , 72-79. Krapal, A., O. Popa, T. Trichkova, D. Kozuharov, A. Petrescu, E. Iorgu Z. Hubenov, L. Popa. 2010. The genetic diversity of Dreissena bugensis in the Lower Danube Basin. – NEOBIOTA 2010. Georgiev, G., D. Pilarska, P. Mirchev, B. Rossnev, P. Petkov, P. Pilarski, V. Golemansky, M. Todorov, D. Takov, Z. Hubenov, M. Georgieva, M. Matova, S. Kitanova. 2010. Entomophaga maimaiga – a factor for increasingstability and enhancing biodiversity in oak forests on the BalkanPeninsula. – In: International Scientific Conference “Forest Ecosystemsand Climate Changes”, March 9-10, 2010, Belgrade, Serbia. Velcheva N., A. Atanassov, P. Peeva, N. Balevski, O. Karadjova, Y. Kolarov, V. Pelov, Z. Hubenov. 2010. Parasitoid assemblage of external-feeding in Lepidoptera in abandoned plum orchard in West Bulgaria. – Journal of Balkan Ekology, 13 (4), 405-416. Hubenov, Z. 2010. Pizidium (Pisidium supinum A. Schmidt, 1851), Palasov teodoxus (Theodoxus pallasi Lindcholm, 1924), Haufenia (Hauffenia lucidula Angelov, 1967), Melanopsis (Melanopsis parreyssi Philippi, 1847), Codreanova pseudamnicola (Pseudamnicola codreanui (Grossu, 1946)), Golyam pagur, pavur, pauriya (Eriphia verrucosa Forskal, 1775). – В: Red Data Book of Bulgaria. Vol. 2. Animals, BAS [on line] Trichkova, T., D. Kozuharov, Z. Hubenov, S. Cheshmedjiev, I. Botev, M. Zivkov, L. Popa, O. Popa, 2009. Current distribution of Dreissena species in the inland waters of Bulgaria. International Scientific Publications: Ecology & Safety, 3 (1): 507-516. (ISSN: 1313- 2539) Trichkova T., D. Kozuharov, Z. Hubenov, I. Botev, M. Zivkov, S. Cheshmedjiev. 2008. Characteristics of zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha ) populations in infested reservoirs, northwest Bulgaria. – Journal of Natural History, 42 (5-8), 619-631. Hubenov, Z. 2008. Recent fauna of Bulgaria – Animalia: Invertebrata. – Acta zool. bulg., 60 (1), 3-21. Hubenov, Z. 2008. Composition and zoogeographical characteristics of the family Tachinidae (Insecta: Diptera) in the Balkan countries. – Acta zool. bulg., 60 (3), 243-265. Hubenov, Z. 2008. Composition and zoogeographical characteristics of the family Tachinidae (Diptera: Insecta) in Serbia and Bulgaria. – Advances in Arachnology and Developmental Biology. Papers dedicated to Prof. Dr. Božidar Ćurčić. S. E. Makarov & R. N. Dimitrijević (Eds.). Inst. Zool., Belgrade; BAS, Sofia; Fac. Life Sci., Viena; SASA, Belgrade & UNESCO MAB Committee, Serbia. Viena–Belgrade–Sofia, Monographs, 12, 375-394. Kozuharov, D., T. Trichkova, Z. Hubenov, I. Botev, G. Kostoski, J. Kostoska, M. Zivkov. 2008. Distribution of Dreissena polymorpha in human-made lakes along the Lesnovska River (tributary of River, Danube drainage basin) – In: Velcheva I., A. Tsekov (Eds.). Proceedings of the Anniversary Scientific Conference of Ecology, Proceedings, 1 November 2008, Plovdiv, 152-162. Hubenov, Z. 2007. Fauna and zoogeography of marine, freshwater, and terrestrial mollusks (Mollusca) in Bulgaria. – In: Fet, V., A. Popov (Eds.). Biogeorraphy and ecology of Bulgaria. Springer, Dodrecht, 141-198. Hubenov, Z., T. Trichkova. 2007. Dreissena bugensis (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Dreissenidae) – new invasive species to the Bulgarian malacofauna. – Acta zool. bulg., 59 (2), 203-209. Hubenov, Z. 2007. Mollusks of non-lotic Bulgarian wetlands. – In: Michev, T., M. Stoyneva (eds.). Inventory of Bulgarian wetlands and their biodiversity. 1. Non-lotic wetlands. Sofia, Elsi-M, 196-201 [+CD]. Hubenov, Z. 2007. Faunistic review, distribution and zoogeographical characteristic of the bulgarian Black Sea mollusks (Mollusca: Polyplacophora, Gastropoda et Bivalvia). – Sofia University, 96/98 (1 - Zoology), 17-38. Hubenov, Z. 2007. Distribution and Zoogeographical Characteristics of Mollusks (Mollusca) from Bulgarian National Parks. – Historia Naturalis bulgarica, 18, 127-159. Hubenov, Z. 2006. Anodonta (Sinanodonta) woodiana (Lea, 1834) (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Unionidae) – a new invasive species for the Bulgarian malacofauna. – Acta zool. bulg., 58 (1), 35-40. Hubenov, Z. 2006. Malacofaunistic Diversity of the Bulgarian Wetlands (Mollusca: Gastropoda et Bivalvia). – Lauterbornia, 56, 61-83. Georgiev, G., Z. Hubenov. 2006. Vertical distribution and zoogeographical characteristics of Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) family in Bulgaria. – Acta zool. bulg., 58 (3), 315-343. Hubenov, Z. 2006. Tachinidae (Insecta: Diptera) from 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, 689-697. Hubenov, Z. 2006. Freshwater mollusks (Mollusca) from 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, 833-842. Hubenov, Z. 2005. Dreissena (Bivalvia: Dreissenidae) – systematics, autochthonous and anthropogenic areas. – Acta zool. bulg., 57 (3), 259-268. Tschorsnig, H.-P., V. Richter, P. Cerretti, T. Zeegers, C. Bergström, J. Vanchara, G. Van de Weyer, C. Bystrowsky, C. Raper, J. Ziegler and Z. Hubenov. 2005. Tachinidae (Diptera). – In: Fauna Europaea, http://www.faunaeur.org. Hubenov, Z. 2004. Molluscs (Mollusca) from the Eastern Rhodopes (Bulgaria). – In: Beron, P., Popov A. (eds.). Biodiversity of Bulgaria. 2. Biodiversity of Eastern Rhodopes (Bulgarian and Greece). Pensoft & Nat. Mus. Natur. Hist., Sofia, 777-786. Hubenov, Z. 2004. Tachinidae (Diptera) from the Eastern Rhodopes (Bulgaria). – In: Beron, P., Popov A. (eds.). Biodiversity of Bulgaria. 2. Biodiversity of Eastern Rhodopes (Bulgarian and Greece). Pensoft & Nat. Mus. Natur. Hist., Sofia, 769-775. Hubenov, Z. 2004. Estimation of the faunistic diversity of the Eastern Rhodopes. – In: Beron, P., Popov A. (eds.). Biodiversity of Bulgaria. 2. Biodiversity of Eastern Rhodopes (Bulgarian and Greece). Pensoft & Nat. Mus. Natur. Hist., Sofia, 941-951. Hubenov, Z. 2001. Corbiculidae – a new family for the Bulgarian recent malacofauna (Mollusca: Bivalvia). – Acta zool. bulg., 53 (3), 61-66. Deltshev, C., P. Beron, G. Blagoev, V. Golemansky, V. Peneva, P. Stoev, M. Todorov, Z. Hubenov. 2000. Faunistic diversity of Invertebrates (Non Insecta) of the Central Balkan National Park. – In: Biological diversity of the Central Balkan National Park, Sofia, Pensoft, 289-317, 491-538, 586-590. Deltshev, C., P. Beron, G. Blagoev, V. Golemansky, V. Peneva, P. Stoev, M. Todorov, Z. Hubenov. 2000. Faunistic diversity of Invertebrates (Non Insecta) of the Rila National Park. – In: Biological diversity of the Rila National Park, Sofia, Pensoft, 249-284, 429- 525, 619-622. Hubenov, Z., V. Beshovski, M. Josifov, A. Popov, K. Kumanski, V. Sakalian, S. Abadjiev, Y. Vidinova, T. Lyubomirov. 2000. Entomofaunistic diversity of the Central Balkan National Park. – In: Biological diversity of the Central Balkan National Park, Sofia Pensoft, 319-362, 491-512, 538-586. Hubenov, Z., V. Beshovski, M. Josifov, A. Popov, K. Kumanski, V. Sakalian, S. Abadjiev, Y. Vidinova, T. Lyubomirov. 2000. Entomofaunistic diversity of the Rila National Park. - In: Biological diversity of the Rila National Park, Sofia, Pensoft, 285-331, 429-464, 525-619. Popov, A., Ch. Deltshev, Z. Hubenov, V. Beschovski, D. Dobrev, B. Gueorguiev. 2000. Invertebrate fauna. – In: Popov, A., T. Meshinev (eds). High mountain treeless zone of the Central Balkan National Park. Biological diversity and problems of its conservation. Sofia, BSBCP, Pensoft, 339-416. Hubenov, Z. 1999. Species composition and zoogeographical characteristic of Tachinidae (Diptera) in the Kresna gorge (Southwestern Bulgaria). – Acta zool. bulg., 51 (1), 15- 20. Deltshev, C., S. Andreev, G. Blagoev, V. Golemansky, G. Milojkova, V. Peneva, D. Dobrev, M. Todorov, Z. Hubenov. 1998. Invertebrates (Non Insecta) in Bulgaria. – In: Bulgaria’s biological diversity: Conservation status and Needs Assessment. Sofia, Pensoft, 109-161. Hubenov, Z., V. Beschovski, S. Beshkow, J. Kolarov, K. Kumanski, A. Popov, E. Vassileva. 1998. Insects of Bulgaria, Part 2: Blattodea, Mantodea, Isoptera, Orthoptera, Dermaptera, Embioptera, Megaloptera, Raphidioptera, Neuroptera, Mecoptera, Hymenoptera, Trichoptera, Lepidoptera and Diptera. – In: Bulgaria’s biological diversity: Conservation status and Needs Assessment. Sofia, Pensoft, 211-318. Deltshev, C., G. Blagoev, Z. Hubenov. 1998. Conservation priorities of biodiversity of invertebrates (non Insecta) in Bulgarian Mountains. – Ambio, 27 (4), 330-334. Hubenov, Z. 1997. Possibilities for using of a system from the really defined natural territories for the faunistic researches in Bulgaria. – Acta zool. bulg., 49, 5-9. Hubenov, Z. 1996. Zoogeographische Charakteristik der bulgarischen Raupenfliegen (Diptera, Tachinidae). – Historia Naturalis bulgarica, 6, 49-58. Hubenov, Z. 1995. Artenbestand, Vertikalverbreitung und zoogeographische Characteristik der Familie Tachinidae (Diptera) aus dem Belasiza-Gebirge. – Acta zool. bulg., 48, 48- 61. Hubenov, Z. 1993. Übersicht der in Bulgarien festgestellten Arten der Familie Tachinidae (Diptera). – Sofia University, 82 (Zoology), 147-162. Hubenov, Z. 1993. Höhenverbreitung der Familie Tachinidae (Diptera) in Bulgarien. – Acta zool. bulg., 46, 24-38. Hubenov, Z. 1992. Artenbestand, Höhenferbreitung und zoogeographische Charakteristik der Familie Tachinidae (Diptera) aus dem -gebirge. – Acta zool. bulg., 44, 3-18. Hubenov, Z. 1992. Systematische Liste der bulgarischen Raupenfliegen (Diptera, Tachinidae). – Acta zool. bulg., 45, 63-71. Hubenov, Z. 1983. A contribution to the studies on family Tachinidae (Diptera). – Acta zool. bulg., 23: 57-61. Hubenov, Z. 1982. Morphologische Untersuchungen über den Artenkomplex Phasia crassipennis F. – Ent. Abh. Mus. Tierk. Dresden, 45, (5), 91-98. Hubenov, Z. 1982. Eine neue Phasia-Art aus Bulgarien (Diptera, Tachinidae). – Reichenbachia, 20, (19), 163-166. Hubenov, Z. 1980. Tachinid species Tachinidae (Diptera), new for the fauna of Bulgaria. – Acta zool. bulg., 14: 79-82. Hubenov, Z. 1980. A contribution to the studies on the fauna and biology of the species of family Tachinidae (Diptera) in Bulgaria. – Acta zool. bulg., 15: 77-80.