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Objavljeni brojevi Issue number: Natura Croatica, Vol. 33 No.2

First record of Hydroptila kalonichtis Malicky, 1972 (Trichoptera, Hydroptilidae) from the Western Balkans

Authors: Milaim Musliu, Astrit Bilalli, Donard Geci, Halil Ibrahimi

Authors and affiliation

  • Milaim Musliu Faculty of Agribusiness, University of Peja “Haxhi Zeka”, “UÇK” street, 30 000 Pejë, Republic of Kosovo
  • Astrit Bilalli Faculty of Agribusiness, University of Peja “Haxhi Zeka”, “UÇK” street, 30 000 Pejë, Republic of Kosovo
  • 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
  • Halil Ibrahimi Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematical and Natural Sciences, University of Prishtina “Hasan Prishtina”, “Eqrem Qabej” p.n., 10 000 Prishtinë, Kosovo

Abstract

Adult caddisflies were collected from the Bistrica River and Dërmjak Stream in Kosovo, during June 2020 and June 2023. Thirteen species were found, belonging to the following families: Rhyacophilidae, Glossosomatidae, Hydroptilidae, Philopotamidae, Polycentropodidae, Psychomyiidae, Limnephilidae and Goeridae. Hydroptila kalonichtis Malicky, 1972, a rare species described from Greece, is reported for the first time from the Western Balkans. In addition to this, this study contributes to the expansion of the known distribution area of two other rare species endemic to the Balkan Peninsula; Polycentropus slovenica (Malicky, 1998) and Tinodes janssensi Jacquemart, 1957.

Keywords

caddisflies, aquatic insects, Kosovo, rare species, distribution

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