Original scientific paper
First check list of the subfamily Arctiinae (Lepidoptera, Erebidae) in Croatia, with the finding of Rhyparioides metelkana (Lederer, 1861), new species in Croatian fauna from the valley of the Neretva River
Mladen Kučinić
; Department of Biology (Laboratory for Entomology), Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Rooseveltov trg 6, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia
Mirjana Matešić
; Croatian Business Council for Sustainable Development, Pavla Hatza 12, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia
Toni Koren
; University of Primorska, Science and Research Centre, Institute for Biodiversity Studies, SI-6310 Izola, Giordana Bruna 6, Slovenia
Ana Mrnjavčić Vojvoda
; Croatian Centre for Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Institute for Plant Protection, Rim 98, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia
Mladen Vajdić
; Šestinski dol, Odvojak 21, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia
Dragan Pelić Fixa
; Nikole Cara 7, Crikvenica, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia
Višnja Bukvić
; Accomodation and Rehabilitation Centre, Ante Starčevića 25, 20350 Metković, Croatia
†Franjo Perović
; Croatian Natural History Museum, Demetrova 1, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
Present paper provides the first checklist of the subfamily Arctiinae with biogeographical features, and distribution area and reviews of certain interesting species of tiger moths found in Croatia. To determine the level of research into the subfamily Arctiinae in Croatia, comparison was made with the well-explored tiger moths fauna of Italy, Slovenia, Austria and Hungary.
In addition, during September 1997 in the area of the lower course of the Neretva River five specimens of species Rhyparioides metelkana (Lederer, 1861) were collected for the first time for fauna of Croatia. Another six specimens of this species were collected in the same area in August 2012. This is the southernmost point of its distribution area in Europe, making this record faunistically very interesting. Nearest population of this species is found 400 kilometres north in Hungary.
Keywords
Rhyparioides metelkana; Arctiinae; tiger moths; Croatia; distribution; diversity; biogeography
Hrčak ID:
122668
URI
Publication date:
30.6.2014.
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