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Natura Croatica Issue number: Natura Croatica, Vol. 30 No.1

Caddisflies (Insecta: Trichoptera) from Kožuf and Baba mountains (Republic of North Macedonia)

Authors: Valentina Slavevska-Stamenković, Halil Ibrahimi, Jelena Hinić, Danijela Mitić-Kopanja, Astrit Bilalli, Milaim Musliu, Ioannis Karaouzas, Mladen Kučinić

Authors and affiliation

  • Valentina Slavevska-Stamenković Institute of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Gazi Baba bb, 1000 Skopje, North Macedonia
  • Halil Ibrahimi Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematical and Natural Sciences, University of Prishtina “Hasan Prishtina”, “Eqrem Qabej” p.n., 10 000 Prishtinë, Kosovo
  • Jelena Hinić Institute of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Gazi Baba bb, 1000 Skopje, North Macedonia
  • Danijela Mitić-Kopanja Institute of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Gazi Baba bb, 1000 Skopje, North Macedonia
  • Astrit Bilalli University of Peja “Haxhi Zeka”, Faculty of Agribusiness, Street “UÇK” 30000 Pejë, Republic of Kosovo
  • Milaim Musliu University of Peja “Haxhi Zeka”, Faculty of Agribusiness, Street “UÇK” 30000 Pejë, Republic of Kosovo
  • Ioannis Karaouzas Institute of Marine Biological Resources and Inland Waters, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, 46.7 km Athens-Sounio Av., Anavyssos 19013, Greece
  • Mladen Kučinić University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Rooseveltov trg 6, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

Adult caddisflies were collected during 2018 and 2019 from Kožuf and Baba mountains, located in the southern end of the Republic of North Macedonia. A total of 36 species were recorded, of which 22 and 8 were recorded for the first time for Kožuf and Baba mountains, respectively. Limnephilus flavicornis (Fabricius, 1787) is reported for the first time from the country from Kožuf Mountain. In addition, new localities of several rare and endemic caddisfly species were found. The results of this study highlight Kožuf and Baba mountains as refugium for caddisfly species of conservation importance.

Keywords

rare species, endemic species, diversity, distribution, R. North Macedonia Slavevska-Stamenković, V., Ibrahimi, H., Hinić, J., Mitic-Kopanja, D., Bilalli, A., Musliu, M.,

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