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DELTSHEV C. 1973a. [A contribution to the study (Araneae) of spiders from the caves of Bulgaria. III. Ecological notes on spiders (Araneae) from the entrance parts of the caves]. - Izv. zool. Inst. Sof., 38: 39-47.

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DELTSHEV C. 1973c. Redescription of Centromerus bulgarianus (Drensky, 1931) and Centromerus lakatnikensis (Drensky, 1931) (Araneae, Linyphiidae). - Int. J. Speleol., 5: 117-126.

DELTSHEV C. 1974. A new Centromerus from Bulgarian caves (Araneae, Linyphiidae). - Int. J. Speleol., 6: 81-86.

DELTSHEV C. 1975a. A new species (Troglohyphantes bureschianus n. sp., Araneae, Linyphiidae) from Bulgarian caves. - Acta zool. bulg., 3: 99-104.

DELTSHEV C. 1975b. The genus Lepthyphantes in Bulgarian caves. - Proc. 6th int. arachnol. Congr., Amsterdam, 210-213.

DELTSHEV C. 1976a. [Spiders (Araneae) along the Bulgarian Black Sea coast]. - Terrestrial fauna of Bulgaria, Materials, Sofia, 83-96.

DELTSHEV C. 1976b. [On the spiders (Araneae) in the Loudogorie]. - Terrestrial fauna of Bulgaria, Materials, Sofia, 251-260.

DELTSHEV C. 1976c. [Faunistic, taxonpmic, ecological and zoogeographical research on the spiders (Araneae) in Bulgaria]. 1-23. - Ph. D. thesis. Institute of Zoology, BAS, Sofia.

DELTSHEV C. 1977a. A new Protoleptoneta from caves (Araneae, Leptonetidae). - Acta zool. bulg., 1: 3-8.

DELTSHEV C. 1977b. Genus Nesticus (Nesticidae, Araneae) from Bulgarian caves. - In V. Panoš (ed.), Proc. 6th int. Congr. Speleol., Olomouc, 5: 73-78.

DELTSHEV C. 1978a. A new Histopona (Araneae, Agelenidae) from Bulgarian caves. - Acta. zool. bulg., 10: 57-59.

DELTSHEV C. 1978b. The origin, formation and zoogeography of troglobitic spiders of the Balkan Peninsula. - Symp. zool. Soc. Lond., 42: 345-351.

DELTSHEV C. 1980a. On the high altitude spiders (Araneae) in Bulgaria. - In J. Gruber (ed.), Proc. 8th int. Congr. Arachnol., Vienna, 405-409.

DELTSHEV C. 1980b. A contribution to the taxonomical study of pallidus group of genus Lepthyphantes Menge (Araneae, Linyphiidae) in Bulgaria. - Acta zool. bulg., 16: 44-56.

DELTSHEV C. 1980c. [Spiders (Araneae) from the high altitude belt of the Vitosha Mountain]. - Acta zool. bulg., 15: 78-92.

DELTSHEV C. 1981. [Rare and threatened Arachnida species (Arachnida, Solifugae, Araneae) in south-west Bulgaria]. - Reg. Symp. Pr. 8-MAB, Blagoevgrad, 490-495.

DELTSHEV C. 1982. [New data on the distribution of cave spiders (Araneae) in Bulgaria]. - Acta zool. bulg., 19: 100-104.

DELTSHEV C. 1983a. Zoogeographical review of Bulgarian cave spiders (Araneae). - In L. Dinev (ed.), Proc. Eur. reg. Conf. Speleol., Sofia 1: 144-146.

DELTSHEV C. 1983b. A contribution to the study of sylvaticus group of genus Centromerus F. Dahl (Araneae, Linyphiidae) in Bulgaria. - Acta zool. bulg., 21: 53-58.

DELTSHEV C. 1983c. Notes on the spiders of genus Erigone Audouin (Araneae, Erigonidae) in Bulgaria. - Acta zool. bulg., 22: 71-75.

DELTSHEV C. 1983d. A contribution to the taxonomical and faunistic study of genus Lepthyphantes Menge (Araneae, Linyphiidae) from Pirin Mountain. - Acta zool. bulg., 23: 25-32.

DELTSHEV C. 1984. A new Diplocephalus species from Bulgarian mountains (Arachnida, Araneae, Erigonidae). - Reichenbachia, 22: 91-93.

DELTSHEV C. 1985. A contribution to the study of the family Erigonidae (Araneae) from Pirin Mountain, Bulgaria, with a description of a new species (Metopobactrus orbelicus sp. n.). - Bull. Br. arachnol. Soc., 6: 359-366.

DELTSHEV C. 1987a. A critical review of genus Zodarion Walckenaer (Araneae, Zodariidae) in Bulgaria. - Acta zool. bulg., 33: 19-25.

DELTSHEV C. 1987b. [Review of the spiders (Araneae) in the Bulgarian caves]. - Modern achievements of the Bulgarian Zoology, 21-24. Sofia.

DELTSHEV C. 1987c. A critical review of genus Araeoncus Simon in Bulgaria, with description of a new species (Araeoncus clivifrons sp. n.) (Arachnida, Araneae, Erigonidae). - Reichenbachia, 25: 97-102.

DELTSHEV C. 1988a. [Review of the species from the family Lycosidae (Araneae) from Pirin Mountain]. - In B. Botev (ed.), Fauna of southwestern Bulgaria, 2: 170-175. Sofia.

DELTSHEV C. 1988b. A contribution to the study of genus Lepthyphantes Menge (Araneae, Linyphiidae) from the Pirin Mountain with a description of a new species (Lepthyphantes rectilamellus sp. n.). - Acta zool. bulg., 36: 52-55.

DELTSHEV C. 1988c. The genus Fageiella Kratochvil and the genus Antrohyphantes Dumitresco (Araneae, Linyphiidae, Lepthyphanteae) in the caves of Balkan peninsula. - In J. Haupt (ed.), TUB-Dokument. Kongr. Tagung. Berlin, 38: 293-299.

DELTSHEV C. 1990a. A critical review of genus Coelotes Blackwall in Bulgaria with description of a new species (Coelotes drenskii sp. n., Araneae, Agelenidae). - Acta zool. bulg., 40: 29-44.

DELTSHEV C. 1990b. The high-altitude spiders (Araneae) in the Pirin Mountains, Bulgaria. - Acta zool. fenn., 190: 111-115.

DELTSHEV C. 1992a. A critical review of family Theridiidae (Araneae) in Bulgaria. - Acta zool. bulg., 43: 13-22.

DELTSHEV C. 1992b. Drepanotylus pirinicus n. sp. from Pirin Mountain (Bulgaria), with comparative remarks on the other species of the genus (Arachnida, Araneae, Linyphiidae). - Ber. naturw.-med. Ver. Innsbruck, 79: 173-176.

DELTSHEV C. 1993. The genus Tegenaria Latreille in Bulgaria: A critical review with description of two sibling species (Arachnida, Araneae: Agelenidae). - Ber. naturw.-med. Ver. Innsbruck, 80: 167-174.

DELTSHEV C. 1995a. A review of family Agelenidae (Araneae) in Bulgaria. Taxonomic, faunistic and zoogeographical analysis. - Eur. J. Entomol., 92: 581-588.

DELTSHEV C. 1995b. Spiders (Araneae) from the high altitude zone of Rila Mountain (Bulgaria). - Ber. naturw.-med. Ver. Innsbruck, 82: 217-225.

DELTSHEV C. 1996. The origin, formation and zoogeography of endemic spiders of Bulgaria (Araneae). - Revue suisse Zool., vol. hors serie 1: 141-151.

DELTSHEV C. 1997a. A new species of Cybaeidae: Cyhaeus balkanus spec. nov. from the mountains of Balkan peninsula (Arachnida, Araneae). - Reichenbachia, 32: 1-4.

DELTSHEV C. 1997b. Spiders (Araneae) from the coastal habitats of Shabla-Ezerets Lake, Bulgaria. - Acta zool. bulg., 49: 58-63.

DELTSHEV C. 1998. Spiders from the high altitude zone of Central Stara Planina Mountain (Bulgaria) (Araneae). - Ber. naturw.-med. Ver. Innsbruck, 85: 213-221.

DELTSHEV C. 1999. Faunistic and zoogeographical review of the Spiders (Araneae) of the Balkan peninsula. - The Journal of Arachnology. Kansas, 27: 255-261.

DELTSHEV C. 2000. The endemic spiders (Araneae) of the Balkan Peninsula. - In: Gajdos, P., Pekar, S. (eds): Proceedings of the 18th European Colloquium of Arachnology, Stara Lesna, 1999. Ekolуgia (Bratislava), 19(3): 59-65.

DELTSHEV C. 2003. A critical review of the taxa described by P. Drensky in the period 1915-1945. - Ber. nat.-med. Verein Innsbruck, 90: 135-150.

DELTSHEV C. 2003. A Zoogeographical review of Spiders (Araneae) in Balkan Peninsula. - In: Proceedings of Koper, Klower, Amsterdam.

DELTSHEV C. 2003. Faunistic Diversity and Conservation Significanse of Spiders (Araneae).- In: Dimitar Peev (ed.). Rapid Ecological Assessment of Rila Monastery Nature Park, USAID, 108-116.

DELTSHEV C. 2004. Spiders (Araneae) from Sandanski-Petrich Valley (SW Bulgaria). - Mitt. Mus. Nat. kd. Berl., Zool. Reihe, 80 (1): 71-76.

DELTSHEV C. 2005. A new Hypomma species from Stara Planina Mountains, Bulgaria (Araneae, Linyphiidae). - Revue suisse de Zoologie 112(1): 115-119.

DELTSHEV C. 2007. Fauna and zoogeography of spiders of the family Linyphiidae (Araneae) in Bulgaria. - In: Fet, V. & Popov, A. (eds.): Biogeography and Ecology of Bulgaria. Series: Monographiae Biologicae, Vol. 82: 447-467.

DELTSHEV C. In Press. A new spider species Zodarion blagoevi  sp. nov. from Belasitsa Mountains, SW Bulgaria (Araneae: Zodariidae). - ZOOTAXA.

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DELTSHEV C., ANDREEV S., BLAGOEV G., GOLEMANSKY V., MILOJKOVA G., PENEVA V., DOBREV D., TODOROV M., HUBENOV Z. 1998a. Invertebrates (non-Insecta) in Bulgaria. - In C. Meine (ed.), Bulgaria's biological diversity. Conservation status and needs assessment, 1, 2: 109-161. Washington.

DELTSHEV C., BERON P., BLAGOEV G., GOLEMANSKY V., NAJDENOW V., PENEVA V., STOEV P., TODOROV M., HUBENOV Z. 2000a. Faunistic diversity of invertebrates (non Insecta) in Rila National Park. - In M. Sakalian (ed.), Biological diversity of the Rila National Park, 249-284. USAID, Sofia.

DELTSHEV C., BERON P., BLAGOEV G., GOLEMANSKY V., PENEVA V., STOEV P., TODOROV M., HUBENOV Z. 2000b. Faunistic diversity of invertebrates (non Insecta) in Central Balkan National Park. - In M. Sakalian (ed.), Biological diversity of the Central Balkan National Park, 289-317. USAID, Sofia.

DELTSHEV C., BLAGOEV G. 1992. A faunistic and zoogeographic analysis of spiders (Araneae) in Zemen gorge (Southwestern Bulgaria). - Acta zool. bulg., 45: 26-35.

DELTSHEV C., BLAGOEV G. 1994. Biotopical distribution and seasonal activity of model species of the family Gnaphosidae (Araneae) in Zemen gorge (SW Bulgaria). - Arachnol. Mitt., 1: 20-30.

DELTSHEV C., BLAGOEV G. 1995. A critical review of family Lycosidae (Araneae) in Bulgaria. - Revue arachnol., 10: 171-198.

DELTSHEV C., BLAGOEV G. 1997. The spiders of Pirin Mountain (Bulgaria). Taxonomic, faunistic and zoogeographical analysis (Araneae). - Ber. naturw.-med. Ver. Innsbruck, 84: 269-286.

DELTSHEV C., BLAGOEV G. 1998. Order Araneae. - In T. Michev (ed.). Biodiversity of the Srebarna Biosphere Reserve. Checklist and bibliography, 68-69. Sofia.

DELTSHEV C., BLAGOEV G. 2001. A critical checklist of Bulgarian spiders (Araneae). - Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society, 12: 110-138

DELTSHEV C., BLAGOEV G., HUBENOV Z. 1998. Conservation priorities on biodiversity of invertebrates (non-Insecta) in Bulgarian mountains. - Ambio, 27: 330-334.

DELTSHEV C., BOSMANS, R., de SPIEGELAERE W., PROVOOST L. 2006. Zelotes balcanicus sp. n., a new and widespread species from the Balkan Peninsula (Araneae, Gnaphosidae) A new Zelotes species. - Revue suisse de Zoologie 113 (4): 711-716.

DELTSHEV C., ĆURČIĆ B. 1997. Contribution to the knowledge of the group europaeus of Centromerus Dahl (Linyphiidae, Araneae) in the Balkan Peninsula. - Revue suisse Zool., 104: 49-55.

DELTSHEV C., ĆURČIĆ B. 2002. Contribution to the study of the genus "europaeus" Centromerus Dahl (Araneae, Linyphiidae) in caves of the Balkan Peninsula. - Revue suisse Zool., 109: 1-10

DELTSHEV C., DIMITROV D. 1996. A new Coelotes (C. brevispinus sp. n.) from Bulgarian mountains (Araneae, Agelenidae). - Revue arachnol., 11: 77-79.

DELTSHEV C., HUBENOV Z., BLAGOEV G., DOBREV D. 1998. [Modern methods of collecting, managing and keeping faunistic data]. - Hist. nat. bulg., 9: 143-154.

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DELTSHEV C., LAZAROV S., BLAGOEV G. 2005.  Spiders (Araneae) from the Eastern Rhodopes (Bulgaria and Greece). - In: Beron P., Popov A. (eds). Biodiversity of Bulgaria. 2. Biodiversity of Eastern Rhodopes (Bulgaria and Greece). Pensoft & Nat. Mus. Natur. Hist., Sofia.: 181-198.

DELTSHEV C., LAZAROV S., PETROV B. 2003. A Contribution to the Study of Spiders (Araneae) from the Caves of Bulgaria. - Acta zool. bulg., 55: 9-28.

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DELTSHEV C., PETROV B., MITOV P. 2005. [Faunistic diversity of Class Arachnida (non Acari) in Bulgaria - present state, importance and per­spectives]. - In: Petrova, A. (ed.), Current state of Bulgarian biodiversity - problems and perspectives. pp. 129-151. Bulgarian Bioplatform, Sofia.

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DIMITROV D. 1994. A record of Achaearanea tabulata from the Balkan Peninsula (Araneae: Theridiidae). - Arachnol. Mitt., 8: 77-79.

DIMITROV D. 1996a. A record of Zodarion turcicum Wunderlich from Europe with description of its unknown male (Arachnida, Araneae, Zodariidae). - Ber. naturw.-med. Ver. Innsbruck, 83: 157-158.

DIMITROV D. 1996b. Coelotes deltshevi sp. n., a new spider species from Bulgaria (Arachnida, Araneae, Zodariidae). - Ber. naturw.-med. Ver. Innsbruck, 83: 159-161.

DIMITROV D. 1997. Description of Harpactea strandjica, sp. n. from Bulgaria (Araneae, Dysderidae). - Bull. Br. arachnol. Soc., 10: 322.

DIMITROV D. 1999. The spider fauna of the Strandzha Mountain (South-East Bulgaria). I. Faunistic data and taxonomic re­marks (Arachnida: Araneae). - Acta zool. bulg., 52: 15-26.

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