Prvi nalazi roda Micropterna Stein, 1873 (Insecta: Trichoptera) na Kosovu s podacima o rasprostranjenosti i ekološkim značajkama

Authors and affiliation

• Halil Ibrahimi Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematical and Natural Sciences, University of Prishtina “Hasan Prishtina”, “Eqrem Qabej” p.n., 10 000 Prishtinë, Kosovo
• Agim Gashi Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Prishtina, Mother Teresa street p.n., 10000 Prishtina, 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
• Mladen Kučinić University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Rooseveltov trg 6, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

Until recently the caddisfly fauna of Kosovo was poorly known, with only several records. During a two-year period of investigation (2009–2010) adult caddisflies were collected with ultraviolet light, aerial net and hand picking. The genus Micropterna Stein, 1873 is reported for the first time in Kosovo with four species: Micropterna caesareica Schmid, 1959, Micropterna fissa McLachlan, 1875, Micropterna nycterobia McLachlan, 1875 and Micropterna sequax McLachlan, 1875. In this paper we present the distribution characteristics of the genus Micropterna in Kosovo with ecological notes on habitat characteristics and flight period. All four species of the genus Micropterna have limited distribution in Kosovo, being present only in seven out of forty-three investigated stations. The documentation of the genus Micropterna in Kosovo presents a contribution to a better understanding of distributional patterns of this genus in the Balkan Peninsula and South-Eastern Europe.

Keywords

Caddisflies, Balkan Peninsula, Micropterna Stein, 1873

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