<i>Potamophylaxkosovaensis</i> sp. nov. (Trichoptera, Limnephilidae), a new species of the <i>Potamophylaxwinneguthi</i> species cluster from the Ibër River Basin in Kosovo

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Abstract

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The Potamophylax winneguthi species cluster comprises species with limited distribution, currently documented from Kosovo, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Bulgaria.

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In this paper, we describe a new species, Potamophylax kosovaensis sp. nov., discovered in two tributaries of the Ibër River Basin, within the Kopaonik Mountains of the Republic of Kosovo. Morphologically, males of this species closely resemble those of P. idliri Ibrahimi, Bilalli & Kučinić, 2022 from Serbia's Jastrebac Mountain and P. humoinsapiens Ibrahimi & Bilalli, 2023 from the Sharr Mountains in the Republic of Kosovo. However, the new species can be distinguished by its smaller aedeagus, thicker and differently-shaped parameres, as well as distinctive patterns and elongated spines on the parameres. Notably, this species is restricted to spring areas, indicating sensitivity to water pollution and habitat degradation. Additionally, we provide a list of caddisfly species found in sympatry with the new species.

Potamophylax kosovaensis sp. nov. is the third known species within the Potamophylax winneguthi species cluster, identified in the Republic of Kosovo.

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Trichoptera Biodiversity of the Aegean and Adriatic Sea Basins in the Republic of Kosovo

Halil Ibrahimi, Mladen Kučinić, Agim Gashi … (2014)

Abstract We present the first preliminary inventory of Trichoptera taxa in the Aegean and Adriatic Sea basins in Kosovo that have previously received poor and fragmentary attention. Adult caddisflies were collected using ultraviolet (UV) light traps in 13 stations in areas of the Aegean Sea and Adriatic Sea drainage basins in Kosovo. Nineteen species out of 82, reported in this article, are first records for the Kosovo caddisfly fauna. Five genera are recorded for the first time in Kosovo: Brachycentrus , Ecclisopteryx, Psilopteryx , Thremma , and Oecetis . During this investigation, we found several Southeastern European endemic and rare species whose previous known distribution was limited to particular areas of this region, as well as other species whose distribution is considerably enlarged by this investigation: Polycentropus ierapetra , Polycentropus irroratus , Chaetopteryx stankovici , Drusus schmidi , Drusus tenellus , Potamophylax goulandriourum , Oecetis notata , and Notidobia melanoptera . Even though this article is a result of a limited sampling effort, it increases the number of Trichoptera taxa recorded for the Republic of Kosovo to 131.

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Astrit Bilalli:

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2820-8009

Journal

Journal ID (nlm-ta): Biodivers Data J

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Biodivers Data J

Journal ID (publisher-id): 1

Journal ID (index): urn:lsid:arphahub.com:pub:F9B2E808-C883-5F47-B276-6D62129E4FF4

Journal ID (aggregator): urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:245B00E9-BFE5-4B4F-B76E-15C30BA74C02

Title: Biodiversity Data Journal

Publisher: Pensoft Publishers

ISSN (Print): 1314-2836

ISSN (Electronic): 1314-2828

Publication date Collection: 2024

Publication date (Electronic): 05 April 2024

Volume: 12

Electronic Location Identifier: e121454

Affiliations

[1 ] Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Prishtina “Hasan Prishtina”, Prishtina, Kosovo Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Prishtina “Hasan Prishtina” Prishtina Kosovo

[2 ] Faculty of Agribusiness, University “Haxhi Zeka”, Peja, Kosovo Faculty of Agribusiness, University “Haxhi Zeka” Peja Kosovo

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Corresponding author: Astrit Bilalli ( astrit.bilalli@ 123456unhz.eu ).

Academic editor: Henrique Paprocki

Author information

Halil Ibrahimi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4301-4387

Astrit Bilalli https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2820-8009

Donard Geci https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6587-3414

Article

Publisher ID: 121454 Publisher-manuscript ID: 23985

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.12.e121454

PMC ID: 11016160

PubMed ID: 38617835

SO-VID: 6e558ef5-51dc-446b-8a1f-d301b087989a

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This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

History

Date received : 22 February 2024

Date accepted : 01 April 2024

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Figures: 5, Tables: 0, References: 27

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