First checklist of mayflies (Insecta, Ephemeroptera) from Kosovo

By

Xërxa, Bardh L.
Sartori, Michel
Gashi, Agim
Gattolliat, Jean-Luc

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2019

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

874

Pages

69--82

Subjects

Aquatic insects , Balkan Peninsula , Freshwater fauna , Kosovo , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.874.38098

 

Abstract

This research provides the first systematic contribution to the mayfly (Ephemeroptera) Fauna of Kosovo. This investigation was conducted from March to November in 2017 and 2018; 32 sites were sampled covering the different freshwater ecosystems of the country. The first checklist of mayflies of Kosovo is provided. During this survey, we found 48 species belonging to 20 genera and nine families. The highest number of species belongs to the following two families, Heptageniidae (24) and Baetidae (9). This investigation is a contribution to the knowledge about taxonomy, biogeography, and ecology of mayflies of the Balkan Peninsula by giving new data on species composition and distribution range in Kosovo.