Natura Croatica Issue number: Natura Croatica, Vol. 26 No.1

Prvo DNA barkodiranje i novi nalazi mediteranske vrste tulara Micropterna wageneri Mal. (Trichoptera, Limnephilidae) u Hrvatskoj, s osvrtom na DNA barkodiranje i raznolikost roda Micropterna u Hrvatskoj

Authors: Mladen Kučinić, Anđela Ćukušić, Sanja Žalac, Martina Podnar, Kanat Kombarovich Akhmetov, Nazymgul Akimbekova, Sholpan Moldazhanovna Zhumadina, Ivan Vučković

Authors and affiliation

  • Mladen Kučinić University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Rooseveltov trg 6, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia
  • Anđela Ćukušić Ministry of Environment and Energy, Radnička cesta 80/7, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
  • Sanja Žalac ZSC ”Dr. Ivo Pevalek”, Plitvice Lakes National Park, Josipa Jovića 19, 53231 Plitvička jezera, Croatia
  • Martina Podnar Croatian Natural History Museum, Demetrova 1, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
  • Kanat Kombarovich Akhmetov S. Toraigyrov State University in Pavlodar, Lomov St 64, Pavlodar 140000 Kazakhstan
  • Nazymgul Akimbekova Toraighyrov University, Pavlodar, Kazakhstan
  • Sholpan Moldazhanovna Zhumadina S. Toraigyrov State University in Pavlodar, Kazakhstan
  • Ivan Vučković Elektroprojekt d.d., Civil and Architectural Engineering Department, Water Resources, Nature and Environmental protection, Alexandera von Humboldta 4, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

the paper brings data about the new findings of the rare Mediterranean caddisfly species Micropterna wageneri Mal. in Croatia with first data of DNA barcoding for this species. the species is recorded in Konavle region and on the Mt. biokovo. we also present the diversity of the genus Micropterna in Croatia and discuss issues related to the DNA barcoding for this genus in Croatia and europe.

Keywords

trichoptera, Micropterna, DNA barcoding, museum collections, Croatia, biokovo, Ko- navle Kučinić, M., Ćukušić, A., Žalac, S., Podnar, M., Kambarovich Akhmetov, K., Akimbekova, N.,