The genus Dixa (Diptera, Dixidae) in Croatian lotic habitats, with a checklist of species and relationships with the fauna of neighbouring countries

By

Ivković, Marija
Ivanković, Lara

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2019

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

867

Pages

45-54

Subjects

Aquatic insects , Ecology , Faunistics , Meniscus midges

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.867.36613

 

Abstract

Invertebrate surveys in Croatia conducted between 2005 and 2018 included 39 sampling sites yielding bycatch samples of Dixidae (Diptera). All records of this family from the territory of Croatia are summarized, including previously unpublished data. Collections contained six species ofDixaMeigen –D.dilatataStrobl,D.maculataMeigen,D.nebulosaMeigen,D.nubilipennisCurtis,D.puberulaLoew, andD.submaculataEdwards, withDixadilatatareported from Croatia for the first time. Information relating to the ecoregions in which species were found and specific species traits are provided. Compared to neighbouring countries, the Croatian species assemblage is most similar to the fauna of Italy and least similar to that of Serbia and Montenegro.