New records and distribution data of stoneflies (Insecta: Plecoptera) from the Western Balkans
Creators
- 1. University of Peja "Haxhi Zeka", Faculty of Agribusiness, Street "UÇK" 30000 Pejë, Republic of Kosovo
- 2. Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Prishtina, Mother Teresa street p.n., 10000 Prishtina, Republic of Kosovo
- 3. Institute of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Gazi Baba bb, 1000 Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia
- 4. Slovenian Museum of Natural History, Presernova 20, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Description
The knowledge about stoneflies of the Balkan Peninsula is still not complete with many areas poorly investigated. During this investigation we collected adult stoneflies specimens from Kosovo, Albania, North Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro during the period 2014-2018. In total we found 43 species belonging to 14 genera and 7 families. Four species are recorded for the first time from Kosovo (Leuctra cingulata Kempny, 1899, Nemoura cf. lucana Nicolai & Fochetti, 1991, Nemoura uncinata Despax, 1934 and Brachyptera macedonica Ikonomov, 1983), one is recorded for the first time from Serbia (Nemoura asceta Murányi, 2007) and one from Albania (Leuctra major Brinck, 1949).
This investigation contributes to the distribution patterns of stoneflies species in the Balkan Peninsula.
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Balkan Bio 2021_astrit bilalli.pdf
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