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

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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

EnildaShkëmbi

University of Tirana, Faculty of Natural Science, Department of Biology

Bledar Pepa

Elbasan University, Faculty of Natural Sciences

KastriotMisja

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 conrmedfor therst timeinAlbania Ourndings representa newodonata

specie for the odonatofauna of Albania. Our results add to the data of Calopteryx xanthostoma in

WesternandSouthernEuropeancountriessuchasSpainPortugalFranceandItalyInthisway

theeasternboundaryofthisspecieextendstoEurope totheeasternAdriaticcoastThelack

ofdataforthisspecieuntilnowcanbeexplainedbytheintrogressionofCalopteryx splendens

inthehabitatswherethese twospeciesareencounteredtogether Molecular investigation is

needed for future evaluation of C. xanthostoma populations in Albania.

KeywordsOdonata, Calopterygidae, C. xanthostoma,Albanianewrecords

Introduction

The Odonatofauna of Albania according to dierent researchers over the years

includes species grouped into  genera  families which they belong to two

subordersoftheorderOdonataSuborderZygopteraisrepresentedbyfourfamilies

fam. Calopterygidae, fam. Lestidae, fam. Coenagrionidae, fam. Platycnemididae.

SuborderAnisopteraisrepresentedbyvefamilieswhicharefamGomphidaefam

Aeshnidae, fam. Cordulegastridae, fam. Corduliidae, fam. Libellulidae (Shkëmbi et

al.

WithinodonatesoneofthefamiliesthathavebeenmostintensivelystudiedinEurope

especiallyat the adult stage isCalopterygidaefamilyThisfamily is composed of

three subfamilies Caliphaeinae the clearwings Calopteryginae demoiselles

andHetaerininae the rubyspotsmainly It hasgenera withapproximately

speciesThe family iswidely distributed inallcontinents exceptingAustralia and

NewZealandSilsbyWehaveverygooddataontheEuropeanrepresentatives

ofthisfamilyandtheirbiologyhasbeenrecentlyreviewedRüppellet al.Itis

awelldistributed familyboth in temperateand tropical habitatspopulating rivers

and streams.