Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.20302/NC.2018.27.7
First records of the caddisfly fauna (Insecta: Trichoptera) from the Karadak Mountains, Western Balkans
Astrit Bilalli
; Faculty of Agribusiness, University of Peja “Haxhi Zeka”, “UÇK” street, 30 000 Pejë, Republic of Kosovo
Halil Ibrahimi
orcid.org/0000-0002-4301-4387
; Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Prishtina “Hasan Prishtina”, “Mother Theresa” p.n., 10 000 Prishtinë, Republic of Kosovo
Milaim Musliu
; Institute for Environment and Health, Faculty of Contemporary Sciences and Technologies, South East European University, Ilindenska 335, 1 200 Tetovo, Macedonia
Abstract
The caddisfly fauna of the Karadak Mountains in the border area between Kosovo and Macedonia was previously completely unknown. We collected adult caddisfly specimens occasionally, from September 2016 to June 2017, in sixteen localities in this area. During this investigation we found 18 species belonging to the following families: Limnephilidae, Rhyacophilidae, Philopotamidae, Uenoidae and Leptoceridae. The autumnal Limnephilid species Chaetopteryx gonospina was found in one locality only, in Dëbëlldeh village in southern Kosovo, representing the first record for Kosovo. Rhyacophila fischeri, Rhyacophilidae, was found in Tanushë village in northeastern Macedonia, the first record from Macedonia. This paper is a contribution to knowledge of the distribution of Trichoptera from Kosovo and Macedonia.
Keywords
Trichoptera; Kosovo; Macedonia; Chaetopteryx gonospina; Rhyacophila fischeri
Hrčak ID:
201985
URI
Publication date:
30.6.2018.
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