Naslov
Croatian mayflies (Insecta, Ephemeroptera): species diversity and distribution patterns

Autori
Vilenica, Marina ; Gattolliat, Jean-Luc ; Mihaljević, Zlatko ; Sartori, Michel

Izvornik
ZooKeys (1313-2989) 523 (2015); 99-127

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

Ključne riječi
Ephemeroptera, species list, biodiversity, Balkan Peninsula

Sažetak
Knowledge of the mayfly biodiversity in the Balkan Peninsula is still far from complete. Compared to the neighbouring countries, the mayfly fauna in Croatia is very poorly known. Situated at the crossroads of central and Mediterranean Europe and the Balkan Peninsula, Croatia is divided into two ecoregions: Dinaric western Balkan and Pannonian lowland. Mayflies were sampled between 2003 and 2013 at 171 sites, and a total of 66 species was recorded. Combined with the literature data, the Croatian mayfly fauna reached a total of 79 taxa. Of these, 29 species were recorded for the first time in Croatia while 15 species were not previously recorded in Dinaric western Balkan ecoregion. Based on the mayfly assemblage, sampling sites were first structured by ecoregion and then by habitat type. In comparison with the surrounding countries, the Croatian mayfly fauna is the most similar to the Hungarian and Bosnian fauna. Some morphologically interesting taxa such as Baetis cf. nubecularisEaton, 1898 and Rhithrogenafrom the diaphanagroup were recorded. Ephemeracf. parnassiana Demoulin, 1958, the species previously recorded only from Greece, was also recorded.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

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