Contribution to the knowledge of the caddisfly fauna of Kosovo with first record of the genus Orthotrichia Eaton, ۱۸۷۳ (Trichoptera, Hydroptilidae)

Adult caddisflies were collected from the spring area located in the Blinajë Hunting Reserve in Kosovo between May and September ۲۰۲۲. In this study, we identified ۲۱ species belonging to ۹ families of caddisflies (Goeridae, Hydropsychidae, Hydroptilidae, Limnephilidae, Philopotamidae, Polycentropodidae, Psychomyiidae, Rhyacophilidae, and Sericostomatidae). The genus Orthotrichia Eaton, ۱۸۷۳ and species Orthotrichia tragetti Mosely, ۱۹۳۰ are reported for the first time from Kosovo. Agraylea sexmaculata Curtis, ۱۸۳۴ is reported from Kosovo again after more than one century. Several other narrowly distributed endemic species were also identified, including Rhyacophila macedonica Karaouzas, Valladolid & Ibrahimi, ۲۰۲۲ and Tinodes janssensi Jacquemart, ۱۹۵۷. This study contributes to the knowledge of the caddisfly fauna of the Blinajë Hunting Reserve in Kosovo and highlights this area for its interesting composition of caddisfly species.

کلیدواژه ها:

Aquatic biodiversity ، Balkan Peninsula ، microcaddisflies ، new records