Natura Croatica Issue number: Natura Croatica, Vol. 30 No.2

First record of Cyrnus crenaticornis (Kolenati, 1859) (Insecta, Trichoptera, Polycentropodidae) in Croatia: morphological determination and DNA barcoding

Authors: Renata Ćuk, Mladen Kučinić, Lidija Kladarić, Dora Hlebec, Vjeran Đanić, Maja Miličić

Authors and affiliation

  • Renata Ćuk Hrvatske vode, Central Water Management Laboratory, Ulica grada Vukovara 220, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
  • Mladen Kučinić University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Rooseveltov trg 6, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia
  • Lidija Kladarić Hrvatske vode, Central Water Management Laboratory, Ulica Grada Vukovara 220, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia
  • Dora Hlebec Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Rooseveltov trg 6, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia; Zoological Museum Hamburg, Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change (LIB), Martin-Luther-King-Platz 3, 20146 Hamburg, Germany
  • Vjeran Đanić Hrvatske vode, Central Water Management Laboratory, Ulica grada Vukovara 220, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
  • Maja Miličić Hrvatske vode, Central Water Management Laboratory, Ulica grada Vukovara 220, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

The caddisfly species Cyrnus crenaticornis (Kolenati, 1859) was recorded for the first time in Croatia in the Odra River during August 2015. The record refers to a larval stage which was determined according to morphological characteristics and supported by DNA barcoding.

Keywords

caddisflies, larva, new record, Odra River, continental Croatia