Short communication, Note

https://doi.org/10.20302/NC.2020.29.14

First record of Nubensia nubens (Edwards, 1929) (Diptera: Chironomidae) from Croatia

Valentina Dorić ; Eko-monitoring Ltd., Kučanska 15, 42000 Varaždin, Croatia
Miran Koh ; Department of Biology, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Cara Hadrijana 8A, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
Zlatko Mihaljević ; Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Rooseveltov trg 6, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

The species Nubensia nubens (Edwards, 1929) from the dipteran family Chironomidae has been recorded for the first time in Croatian chironomid fauna. It was found in the littoral of the oligotrophic Lake Vrana on the island of Cres. The species is known from Italy, Albania and the Republic of Northern Macedonia as well as western Europe, the Czech Republic and the Pyrenees. Lake Vrana is currently the only known habitat of this species in Croatia.

Keywords

Nubensia genus; new species; chironomid larvae; Adriatic island lake

Hrčak ID:

245507

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/245507

Publication date:

30.10.2020.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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