Original scientific paper
First records of the genus Micropterna Stein, 1873 (Insecta: Trichoptera) in Kosovo with distributional and ecological notes
Halil Ibrahimi
orcid.org/0000-0002-4301-4387
; Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematical and Natural Sciences, Mother Theresa University of Prishtina, p.n., 10 000 Prishtina, Republic of Kosovo
Agim Gashi
; Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematical and Natural Sciences, Mother Theresa University of Prishtina, p.n., 10 000 Prishtina, Republic of Kosovo
Linda Grapci-Kotori
orcid.org/0000-0002-9084-042X
; Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematical and Natural Sciences, Mother Theresa University of Prishtina, p.n., 10 000 Prishtina, Republic of Kosovo
Mladen Kučinić
; Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Rooseveltov trg 6, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
Until recently the caddisfly fauna of Kosovo was poorly known, with only several records. During a two-year period of investigation (2009–2010) adult caddisflies were collected with ultraviolet light, aerial net and hand picking. The genus Micropterna Stein, 1873 is reported for the first time in Kosovo with four species: Micropterna caesareica Schmid, 1959, Micropterna fissa McLachlan, 1875, Micropterna nycterobia McLachlan, 1875 and Micropterna sequax McLachlan, 1875.
In this paper we present the distribution characteristics of the genus Micropterna in Kosovo with ecological notes on habitat characteristics and flight period. All four species of the genus Micropterna have limited distribution in Kosovo, being present only in seven out of forty-three investigated stations. The documentation of the genus Micropterna in Kosovo presents a contribution to a better understanding of distributional patterns of this genus in the Balkan Peninsula and South-Eastern Europe.
Keywords
Caddisflies; Balkan Peninsula; Micropterna Stein, 1873
Hrčak ID:
104423
URI
Publication date:
30.6.2013.
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