Natura Croatica Issue number: Natura Croatica, Vol. 32 No.2

New records and distribution data of stoneflies (Insecta: Plecoptera) from the Western Balkans

Authors: Astrit Bilalli, Halil Ibrahimi, Milaim Musliu, Linda Grapci-Kotori, Valentina Slavevska-Stamenković, Jelena Hinić, Donard Geci, Ignac Sivec

Authors and affiliation

  • Astrit Bilalli Faculty of Agribusiness, University of Peja “Haxhi Zeka”, “UÇK” street, 30 000 Pejë, Republic of Kosovo
  • Halil Ibrahimi Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematical and Natural Sciences, University of Prishtina “Hasan Prishtina”, “Eqrem Qabej” p.n., 10 000 Prishtinë, Kosovo
  • Milaim Musliu Faculty of Agribusiness, University of Peja “Haxhi Zeka”, “UÇK” street, 30 000 Pejë, Republic of Kosovo
  • Linda Grapci-Kotori Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Prishtina “Hasan Prishtina”, Mother Theresa p.n., 10 000 Prishtinë, Republic of Kosovo
  • Valentina Slavevska-Stamenković Institute of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Gazi Baba bb, 1000 Skopje, North Macedonia
  • Jelena Hinić Institute of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Gazi Baba bb, 1000 Skopje, North Macedonia
  • Donard Geci Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Prishtina “Hasan Prishtina”, Mother Theresa p.n., 10 000 Prishtinë, Republic of Kosovo
  • Ignac Sivec Slovenian Museum of Natural History, Presernova 20, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

Abstract

The knowledge about stoneflies of the Balkan Peninsula is still not complete, with many areas poorly investigated. During this investigation, we collected adult stonefly specimens from Kosovo, Albania, North Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro during the period 2014-2018. In total, we found 42 species belonging to 14 genera and 7 families. Five species are recorded for the first time for Kosovo (Leuctra cingulata Kempny, 1899, Leuctra cf. olympia Aubert, 1956 Nemoura cf. lucana Nicolai & Fochetti, 1991, Nemoura uncinata Despax, 1934 and Brachyptera macedonica Ikonomov, 1983), one is recorded for the first time for Serbia (Nemoura asceta Murányi, 2007) and one for Albania (Leuctra major Brinck, 1949). This investigation contributes to the knowledge of distribution patterns of stoneflies species in the Balkan Peninsula.

Keywords

Plecoptera, diversity, distribution, new records, Western Balkans Bilalli, A., Ibrahimi, H., Musliu, M., Grapci-Kotori, L., Slavevska-Stamenkovič, V., Hinič, J., Geci,

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