New Records of the Craneflies (Diptera: Limoniidae, Tipulidae) from the Western Balkans

Abstract

This is the first report for Iran of Dolichogenidea laevigata (Ratzeburg, 1848) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Microgastrinae) parasitizing larvae of the European leaf roller Archips rosana (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). The parasitized larvae of A. rosana were obtained from different host plants. The occurrence of D. laevigata and its diagnosis are presented. In addition, a full DNA barcode (the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I, (COI) barcoding region) of the species was obtained for the first time.

New records for the Western Balkans cranefly fauna (Diptera, Tipuloidea) with the description of a new Baeoura Alexander (Diptera, Limoniidae)

“…As many other publications have previously demonstrated, the biodiversity of the Balkans remains insufficiently investigated, and the local fauna consists of far more species than what is currently reported (e.g., Ivković et al 2013 ; Kvifte et al 2013 ; Pont and Ivković 2013 ; Ivković and Plant 2015 ; Ivković and Pont 2015 ; Ivković et al 2016 ; Kvifte and Ivković 2018 ; Keresztes et al 2018b ). Despite historical and more recent publications ( Bilalli et al 2021 ; de Jong et al 2021 ; Kolcsár et al 2015a , b , 2017a , b , 2018a , b , 2023 ; Keresztes et al 2018a , b ; Starý 2012 ) the cranefly fauna of the Western Balkans is still poorly known. In this study we report two species for the first time from Albania, eight from Bosnia and Herzegovina, twelve from Croatia, and seven from Slovenia.…”

“…Therefore, there are many new described species in the last decade, especially regarding Diptera (e.g., Ivković et al 2012 ; Kvifte et al 2013 ; Pont and Ivković 2013 ; Andersen et al 2016 ; Kvifte and Ivković 2018 ). For craneflies, the following publications have dealt with the Western Balkans fauna in the last decade: Bilalli et al (2021) , de Jong et al (2021) , Kolcsár et al (2015a , b , 2017a , b , 2018a , b , 2023 ), Keresztes et al (2018a , b ), and Starý (2012) .…”