Calopteryx xanthostoma (Odonata, Zygoptera) present in the southernwest areas of Albania
Author | Enilda Shkëmbi - Bledar Pepa - Kastriot Misja - Anila Paparisto |
Position | University of Tirana, Faculty of Natural Science, Department of Biology - Elbasan University, Faculty of Natural Sciences - University of Tirana, Faculty of Natural Science, Department of Biology - University of Tirana, Faculty of Natural Science, Department of Biology |
Pages | 201-206 |
201
Vol. 3 No. 2
September, 2017
Balkan Journal of Interdisciplinary Research
IIPCCL Publishing, Graz-Austria
ISSN 2410-759X
Acces online at www.iipccl.org
Calopteryx xanthostoma (Odonata, Zygoptera) present in the southernwest
areas of Albania
EnildaShkëmbi
University of Tirana, Faculty of Natural Science, Department of Biology
Bledar Pepa
Elbasan University, Faculty of Natural Sciences
KastriotMisja
University of Tirana, Faculty of Natural Science, Department of Biology
Anila Paparisto
University of Tirana, Faculty of Natural Science, Department of Biology
Abstract
The occurrence of Calopteryx xanthostoma (Order Odonata, family Calopterygidae, genus
Calopteryx) is conrmedfor therst timeinAlbania Ourndings representa newodonata
specie for the odonatofauna of Albania. Our results add to the data of Calopteryx xanthostoma in
WesternandSouthernEuropeancountriessuchasSpainPortugalFranceandItalyInthisway
theeasternboundaryofthisspecieextendstoEurope totheeasternAdriaticcoastThelack
ofdataforthisspecieuntilnowcanbeexplainedbytheintrogressionofCalopteryx splendens
inthehabitatswherethese twospeciesareencounteredtogether Molecular investigation is
needed for future evaluation of C. xanthostoma populations in Albania.
KeywordsOdonata, Calopterygidae, C. xanthostoma,Albanianewrecords
Introduction
The Odonatofauna of Albania according to dierent researchers over the years
includes species grouped into genera families which they belong to two
subordersoftheorderOdonataSuborderZygopteraisrepresentedbyfourfamilies
fam. Calopterygidae, fam. Lestidae, fam. Coenagrionidae, fam. Platycnemididae.
SuborderAnisopteraisrepresentedbyvefamilieswhicharefamGomphidaefam
Aeshnidae, fam. Cordulegastridae, fam. Corduliidae, fam. Libellulidae (Shkëmbi et
al.
WithinodonatesoneofthefamiliesthathavebeenmostintensivelystudiedinEurope
especiallyat the adult stage isCalopterygidaefamilyThisfamily is composed of
three subfamilies Caliphaeinae the clearwings Calopteryginae demoiselles
andHetaerininae the rubyspotsmainly It hasgenera withapproximately
speciesThe family iswidely distributed inallcontinents exceptingAustralia and
NewZealandSilsbyWehaveverygooddataontheEuropeanrepresentatives
ofthisfamilyandtheirbiologyhasbeenrecentlyreviewedRüppellet al.Itis
awelldistributed familyboth in temperateand tropical habitatspopulating rivers
and streams.
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