Nocaracris bulgaricus (Ebner & Drenowski, 1930) comb. nov.

(Figs. 537, 543, 547–548, 625–626, 843)

Nocarodes bulgaricus Ebner et Drenowski, 1930: in Drenowski 1930: 108; Drenowski 1936: 252, sensu Bey-Bienko & Mistshenko 1951.

Paranocaracris bulgaricus (Ebn. et Drenow.): Bey-Bienko & Mistshenko 1951: 353; Peshev 1965a: 71, 85, 87.

Paranocaracris bulgaricus (Ebner et Drenowski, 1930): Harz 1975: 155; Presa & Garcia 1983: 23; Otte 1994: 182; Heller et al. 1998: 61; Willemse & Willemse 2008: 13, 41.

Paranocaracris bulgaricus flavotibialis subsp. nov.: Willemse 1974: 351.

Paranocaracris bulgaricus bulgaricus (Ebner & Drenowsky, 1930): Willemse 1984: 102; Ingrisch & Pavicevic 1985: 64; Popov 2007: 245, 289, 290.

Paranocaracris bulgaricus flavotibialis Willemse, 1974: Harz & Kaltenbach 1976: 345; Willemse 1984: 102; Presa & Garcia 1983: 23; Popov 2007: 289; Willemse & Willemse 2008: 41, 42, as syn. of bulgaricus; Macháčková & Fikáček 2014: 427.

Type locality. Bulgaria, Alibotuschgebirge. Syntypes: ♂ ♀ (NHMUK, ZIN, MfN, NMW).

Material examined. BULGARIA: N-O Mazedonien, Alibotuschgebirge, 1♂, 1♀ (Syntypes) (leg. Drenowski) (NHMUK) ; ibidem, 4♂, 4♀ (Syntypes) (leg. Drenowski) (NHMUK); ibidem, 1♂, 1♀ (Paratypes [Syntypes]) (ZIN); N-O Mazedonien, Alibotuschgeb., 1400 m, 3♂, 2♀ (Syntypes) (leg. Drenowski) (MfN); Alibotuschgeb., 1400 m, 19.6.1929, 1♂, 1400-1600 m, 20.7.1929, 1♀ (Syntype); Bulgarien, Alibotuschgebirge, 1♂, 2♀ (Syntypes) (leg. Drenowski); Varna, 8.1940, 3♀ nymphs (NMW) ; W. Rodopi Mts., Trigrad vill, Smoliansko, 23.5.1964, 1♂, 1♀ (leg. G. Peschev) (AİBÜEM); GREECE : Hellas, Kavalla, 1800–1900 m, Oros Pangaion, 17.7.1982, 1♂, 1♀ (leg. F. Willemse and J. & F. Faassen) (det. F. Willemse) (AİBÜEM). As Paranocaracris bulgaricus flavotibialis: GREECE: Hellas, Olympos ori, above Sparmos (Refuge B), 1800–2300 m, 28– 30.7.1972, 1♂, 1♀ (Paratypes of Paranocaracris bulgaricus flavotibialis) (leg. F. Willemse) (AİBÜEM); ibidem, 1♂, 1♀ (Paratypes of Paranocaracris bulgaricus flavotibialis) (NHMUK) ; ibidem, 1♂, 1♀ (Paratypes of Paranocaracris bulgaricus flavotibialis) ZIN).

Distribution. Known from S. Bulgaria: Pirin, Slavyanka, Mesta Valley, Western and central Rhodopes, Kresna Gorge, N.E. Greece: Makedhonia, Drama, Kozani, Grevena, Ipiros, Ioannina, Thessalia, Larissa and the southern part of European Turkey: Tekirdağ, Ganos (Fig. 843).

Remarks. This species was recorded from Turkey for the first time by Peshev (1965a: 77) as “European Turkey: Tekirdağ, Ganos, 800 m, 7.5.1913, 2 males, 2 females, 1 female nymph, leg. I. Buresh”. Popov (2007: 289) included the European Turkey to its distribution, but it was not previously reported in the papers regarding Turkey since 1965.