Original scientific paper
Aquatic dance flies fauna (Diptera, Empididae: Clinocerinae and Hemerodromiinae) of Montenegro
Marija Ivković
orcid.org/0000-0003-3188-5676
; Department of Zoology, Division of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Rooseveltov trg 6, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Zlatko Mihaljević
orcid.org/0000-0003-4122-2884
; Department of Zoology, Division of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Rooseveltov trg 6, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Marko Miliša
; Department of Zoology, Division of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Rooseveltov trg 6, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Ana Previšić
orcid.org/0000-0002-0332-7522
; Department of Zoology, Division of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Rooseveltov trg 6, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
Adult aquatic dance flies (Empididae) were collected during July 2012 and July 2013 in Montenegro using sweep nets and by aspirator at 21 sampling sites. From 25 species recorded in this study, 22 species are new to the fauna of Montenegro: Chelifera pyrenaica Vaillant, Hemerodromia laudatoria Collin, Clinocera stagnalis (Haliday), Clinocera wesmaeli (Macquart), Clinocerella sorex (Engel), Dolichocephala guttata (Haliday), Kowarzia barbatula Mik, Kowarzia plectrum Mik, Roederiodes macedonicus Wagner & Horvat, Wiedemannia (Chamaedipsia) longicornis (Mik), Wiedemannia (Eucelidia) zetterstedti (Fallén), Wiedemannia (Philolutra) angelieri Vaillant, Wiedemannia (Philolutra) aquilex (Loew), Wiedemannia (Philolutra) fallaciosa (Loew), Wiedemannia (Philolutra) hygrobia (Loew), Wiedemannia (Philolutra) kacanskae Horvat, Wiedemannia (Philolutra) queyrasiana Vaillant, Wiedemannia (Pseudowiedemannia) microstigma Bezzi, Wiedemannia (Wiedemannia) andreevi Joost, Wiedemannia (Wiedemannia) balkanica Wagner, Wiedemannia (Wiedemannia) stylifera Mik and Wiedemannia artemisa Ivković & Plant. In total 34 species were recorded belonging to 9 genera. This study represents an important contribution to the knowledge of dance flies fauna of Montenegro and it is important reference for the distribution of Empididae on Balkan Peninsula.
Keywords
aquatic dance fly distribution; Wiedemannia (Philolutra) angelieri; Wiedemannia (Pseudowiedemannia) microstigma; endemics; Balkan
Hrčak ID:
112708
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Publication date:
31.12.2013.
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