Naslov
New data and checklist of dragonflies of Lastovo Island, Croatia

Autori
Štih, Ana ; Koren, Toni ; Franković, Matija

Izvornik
Libellula (0723-6514) 39 (2020), 3/4; 179-192

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
species richness, biodiversity, national park

Sažetak
In this paper we report the first overview of dragonfly fauna of Lastovo Island, southern Croatia, based on published literature data and recent surveys conducted in 2014 and 2018. So far 16 species have been recorded on the island. The following five species were detected for the first time for the island within this survey: Ischnura elegans, Aeshna isoceles, Anax parthenope, Sympetrum sanguineum, and Selysiothemis nigra. Of the recorded species the most important is the record of S. nigra, an endangered species according to the Red book of Odonata of Croatia, known only from a handful of localities across the coastal parts of the country. On the island, small ponds represent the only source of freshwater habitats suitable for dragonfly development. Most of the visited ponds are in favourable condition and some were also recently cleared of the surrounding vegetation and partially restored.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Biologija

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