Natura Croatica Issue number: Natura Croatica, Vol. 22 No.2

Vodene muhe plesačice (Diptera, Empididae: Hemerodromiinae i Clinocerinae) Crne Gore

Authors: Marija Ivković, Zlatko Mihaljević, Marko Miliša, Ana Previšić

Authors and affiliation

  • Marija Ivković Division of Zoology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Rooseveltov trg 6, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia
  • Zlatko Mihaljević Department of Biology, Division of Zoology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Rooseveltov trg 6, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
  • Marko Miliša Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Rooseveltov trg 6, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
  • Ana Previšić ; Department of Biology (*Laboratory for Entomology), Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Rooseveltov trg 6, 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 gu� ttata (Haliday), Kowarzia barbatula Mik, Kowarzia plectrum Mik, Roederiodes macedonicus Wagner & Horvat, Wiedemannia (Chamaedipsia) longicornis (Mik), Wiedemannia (Eucelidia) zetterstedti (Fallén), Wiedema� nnia (Philolutra) angelieri Vaillant, Wiedemannia (Philolutra) aquilex (Loew), Wiedemannia (Philolutra) falla� ciosa (Loew), Wiedemannia (Philolutra) hygrobia (Loew), Wiedemannia (Philolutra) kacanskae Horvat, Wiede� mannia (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 (Pseudowi� edemannia) microstigma, endemics, Balkan