2011
Natura Croatica, Vol. 20 No.2
Abstract
This paper presents information about the first records of maternity colonies of Eptesicus serotinus in Croatia. Records of maternity colonies along with the location where a fertile female was captured are presented on a map.
Keywords
Eptesicus serotinus, distribution, Croatia, nursery colonies
Abstract
Aquatic Neuroptera in Europe are represented with 17 species in 3 families; Osmylidae, Sisyridae and Nevrorthidae. Four species are known from Croatia, Osmylus fulvicephalus, Sisyra bureschi, Sisyra nigra and Sisyra terminalis. Their faunistics and distribution in Croatia are given in this paper.
Keywords
aquatic Neuroptera, faunistics, distribution, Croatia
Abstract
The presence of Viola collina in Croatia was previously not ascertained, but in 2008 it was discovered in three regions of Croatia: the Samobor, Papuk and Kalnik mountains. The Croatian localities of V. collina are briefly characterized. Habitat preference of the species is discussed with emphasis on the analogy revealed between Hungarian and Croatian V. collina habitats.
Keywords
Viola collina, Croatia, flora, habitat preference, relict species
Abstract
The rare myco-heterotrophic orchid Epipogium aphyllum Swartz was recorded on Mt Velebit for the first time. It was found in beech and fir dominated primeval forest (ass. Omphalodo-Fagetum) in Klepina duliba. After Mt Medvednica, Plitvi~ka jezera and Samoborsko gorje, this is the fourth record of that species in Croatia in the last eighty years.
Keywords
Epipogium aphyllum, myco-heterotrophic orchid, Velebit, Croatia [egota, V. & Alegro, A.: Prvi nalaz rijetke mikoheterotrofne orhideje Epipogium aphyllum
Abstract
The aim of this paper is to present a checklist of Croatian butterflies with a list of vernacular names for all species. Recent attempts to document butterfly fauna and create a national database of butterfly distribution records in Croatia resulted in a list of 195 species. The checklist is based on records from published papers, butterfly collections from museums in Croatia, unpublished data (diaries of Zdravko Lorkovi}, celebrated Croatian lepidopterist) and recent field surveys.
Keywords
butterflies, checklist, vernacular names, fauna, Croatia [a{i}, M. & Mihoci, I.: Popis vrsta danjih leptira Hrvatske s hrvatskim imenima i napome-
Keywords
phytoplankton assemblages, Asterionella formosa, Ceratium hirundinella, Lake Visovac
Abstract
This paper summarises the results of a malacological survey of the Zrmanja River and its tributaries (Croatia). Although the Zrmanja River is one of the biggest rivers in Croatia belonging to the Adriatic Sea drainage area, its aquatic molluscs are poorly known. Altogether 29 species of aquatic non-marine molluscs (22 gastropods, 7 bivalves) were found in 14 sites in the Zrmanja River and 5 sites in its tributaries in 2009 and 2010. The freshwater part of the Zrmanja River upstream of the Jankovi}a buk (waterfall) represented by sites No. 4–9 is characterised by the highest diversity. In this part, two very rare and endangered species Dalmatinella fluviatilis and endemic Tanousia zrmanjae were found only as small populations. In the Krupa River the occurrence of an endemic gastropod Belgrandiella krupensis was confirmed.
Keywords
Mollusca, Tanousia zrmanjae, Dalmatinella fluviatilis, Belgrandiella krupensis, Zrmanja River, faunistics
Abstract
In this paper, we present data about the herpetofauna of the Kornati islands, with special reference to Kornat and @ut, collected during several field trips in 2009. Together with the personal comments from our colleagues and literature data, 1 amphibian and 11 reptile species were recorded on the islands. There is a possibility that Emys orbicularis is now extinct from the island of Kornat, as well as that Testudo hermanii has been introduced on the island of @ut.
Keywords
Kornat, @ut, Tarac, amphibians, reptiles, distribution, extinction
Abstract
The first data on the occurence of the species Colias caucasica balcanica in Croatia are presented. Findings of this species from Mt Dinara (Croatia) in 2010 and 2011 represent the westernmost distribution point. Unlike in the south-eastern Balkans, where the distribution of C. caucasica balcanica is mainly subalpine, in the Dinaric Alps published altitudinal stratification is mostly restricted to the montane belt between altitudes from 1,000 to 1,600 m a.s.l. in grasslands and forest clearings of beech forests. During the investigations the flight period at localities on Mt Dinara was from mid-June till mid-July. A newly found member of the Croatian fauna, C. caucasica balcanica is listed as the 195th butterfly species. With some unpublished data from several museum collections, a review of historical data for the whole of the Dinaric Alps is presented.
Keywords
Butterflies, Pieridae, Balkan clouded yellow, Croatia, Dinaric Alps
Abstract
Five new species of genus Leptomeson Jeannel, 1924 are described here, four from Croatia and one from Bosnia and Herzegovina: L. radjai n. sp. of from the pit Zveka~a, close to [ibenik, L. dalmatinus n. sp. from the pit Maravi}a jama, on the island of ^iovo, L. bujasi n. sp. from the pit Jama kod Mate{i}a stana, on the island of Bra~, L. biokovensis n. sp. from the pit Pretnerova jama, on the Biokovo Mountain and L. raguzi n. sp. from the cave Maji}a ponor, near Grude. Moreover, some new chorological data are given on L. dombrowskii dombrowskii (Apfelbeck, 1907), found in the cave Baba {pilja, on Biokovo Mountain (Dalmatia).
Keywords
Leptomeson, radjai n. sp., dalmatinus n. sp., bujasi n. sp., biokovensis n. sp., raguzi n. sp., dombrowskii dombrowskii, taxonomy, chorology, subterranean beetles, zoogeography
Abstract
This paper presents a checklist with historical overview and new records on the cave-dwelling terrestrial isopods (troglophiles and troglobionts) from Croatia, based on detailed analyses of available literature and unpublished data from collections. For each species the following data are quoted: the name of the taxon; synonyms; general distribution; type locality; ecological status; list of locality records; species names used in the cited literature; the distribution map using 10 × 10 km UTM grid squares. Annexes with the locality synonyms used in the examined literature and collection data are enclosed. Altogether this paper presents data from 557 caves, 6 artificial underground structures and 15 other epigean and subterranean localities. A checklist of cave terrestrial isopod taxa in Croatia is composed of 35 species and five subspecies distributed in five families, including 22 Croatian endemic and 20 troglobiotic taxa. The family Trichoniscidae and the subfamily Trichoniscinae are the most representative with 26 and 20 species, respectively. The most represented genus is Alpioniscus with 10 species. The South Croatian Littoral macroregion has the highest number of species and endemics among Croatian macroregions. The most widely distributed species in Croatia are the troglophiles Mesoniscus graniger and Androniscus roseus found in three macroregions. Only four troglobiotic species (Alpioniscus balthasari, A. strasseri, Titanethes albus and T. dahli) are distributed in two macroregions, while the rest are distributed only in single macroregions. All the 40 Croatian cave taxa are distributed in the Dinaric karst area, and only three troglophilic species are found also outside. No Croatian endemic taxa are found outside the Dinaric karst area.
Keywords
checklist, endemic taxa, Dinaric karst, biodiversity, distribution