Naslov
The aquatic dance flies fauna (Diptera, Empididae: Hemerodromiinae and Clinocerinae) of the Plitvice Lakes National Park
(The aquatic dance flies fauna (Diptera, Empididae: Hemerodromiinae and Clinocerinae) of the Plitvice Lakes National Park.)

Autori
Ivković, Marija ; Miliša, Marko ; Mihaljević, Zlatko.

Izvornik
Natura Croatica : periodicum Musei historiae naturalis Croatici (1330-0520) 19 (2010), 1; 133-139

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

Ključne riječi
aquatic Empididae; fauna; NP Plitvice; species richness; karst habitats

Sažetak
Adult aquatic dance flies were collected in the Plitvice Lakes National Park from 2005 to 2009 using various sampling methods. Sampling was done at 13 sampling sites representing four main types of karst aquatic habitats: spring, stream, tufa barriers and lakes. A total of 22 species were recorded belonging to 6 genera. Four species (Chelifera pyrenaica Vaillant, 1981 ; Hemerodromia laudatoria Collin, 1927 ; Clinocera wesmaeli (Macquart, 1835) ; Wiedemannia (Philolutra) aquilex (Loew, 1869)) are new to Croatian fauna. The highest species richness was recorded for the Spring of Bijela rijeka. The cluster analysis showed that sites group together not just by similarity of community composition but as well in similarity of habitat types. Clustering of geographically nearby sites is also observed. This study represents an important contribution to the knowledge of dance flies fauna of Croatia and of various karstic habitats in general.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Biologija

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