Entomologia Croatica, Vol. 19 No. 1-2, 2015.
Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.17971/EC.2015.19.06
THE RIVER ZRMANJA – ANOTHER HOTSPOT OF DRAGONFLY DIVERSITY IN THE DINARIC KARST, CROATIA
Ana Štih
; Croatian Herpetological Society – Hyla, Zagreb, Croatia
Toni Koren
; Croatian Herpetological Society – Hyla, Zagreb, Croatia
Adrijana Bobinec
; Primevigilance Ltd., Zagreb, Croatia
Marija Matejčić
; Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden, Germany
Matija Franković
; State Institute for Nature Protection, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
The Zrmanja is one of the largest rivers in Dalmatia, along with the rivers
Krka and Cetina. At the same time it is one of the least surveyed larger rivers in the region, with only a few published records about its dragonfly fauna so far. Between 1984 and 2010 the authors collected data about the dragonflies around the river Zrmanja and its surroundings. Altogether 29 species were recorded at 17 localities. Of those, 12 species were recorded for the first time for the region. The most valuable record is that of Coenagrion ornatum, a local and rare Natura 2000 species. With the overview of the data from museum collections, private field data, published data and data collected during this survey the number of species known from the Zrmanja river increases to 31, making this river one of the best studied areas in Croatia. However, this is probably not the final number of species and new records are to be expected with further research.
Keywords
Zrmanja; Krupa; dragonflies; distribution; Natura 2000; Coenagrion ornatum
Hrčak ID:
157836
URI
Publication date:
18.12.2015.
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