Distribution of two rare taxa of caddisflies (Trichoptera: Rhyacophilidae, Polycentropodidae) from the Republic of Kosovo Author Ibrahimi, Halil Author Kuci, Ruzhdi Author Bilalli, Astrit Author Musliu, Milaim Author Gashi, Arben Author Sinani, Naman Author Emerllahu, Besnik text Biodiversity Data Journal 2019 7 46466 46466 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.7.e46466 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.7.e46466 1314-2828-7-e46466 019B62A75C455C54BC27CD45B3BDBE29 Polycentropus ierapetra slovenica Malicky, 1998 Materials Type status: Other material . Occurrence: recordedBy: Halil Ibrahimi, Ruzhdi Kuci , Astrit Bilalli, Milaim Musliu ; individualCount: 5 ; sex: males ; Location: higherGeography: Europe; waterBody: tributary of Lepenc River, Aegean Sea Basi; country: Kosovo ; municipality: Hani i Elezit; locality: Dermjak ; verbatimLocality: streamlet above the village, towards the border with the Republic of North Macedonia; decimalLatitude: 42.17264 ; decimalLongitude: 21.31582 ; Event: samplingProtocol: UV light trap ; samplingEffort: overnight; year: 2017; month: 6; day: 12; fieldNotes: collected with ultraviolet light over the white pan operating from dusk until the next morning; Record Level: institutionCode: University of Prishtina "Hasan Prishtina", Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Department of Biology ; collectionCode: caddisflies of Karadak Type status: Other material . Occurrence: recordedBy: Halil Ibrahimi, Ruzhdi Kuci , Astrit Bilalli, Milaim Musliu ; individualCount: 5 ; sex: males ; Location: higherGeography: Europe; waterBody: tributary of Morava e Binces River, Black Sea basin; country: Kosovo ; municipality: Gjilan; locality: Zheger village ; verbatimLocality: streamlet above the village; decimalLatitude: 42.31572 ; decimalLongitude: 21.53148 ; Event: samplingProtocol: UV light trap ; samplingEffort: overnight; year: 2017; month: 7; day: 14; fieldNotes: collected with ultraviolet light over the white pan operating from dusk until the next morning; Record Level: institutionCode: University of Prishtina "Hasan Prishtina", Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Department of Biology ; collectionCode: caddisflies of Karadak Type status: Other material . Occurrence: recordedBy: Halil Ibrahimi, Ruzhdi Kuci , Astrit Bilalli, Milaim Musliu ; individualCount: 5 ; sex: males ; Location: higherGeography: Europe; waterBody: tributary of Morava e Binces River, Black Sea Basin; country: Kosovo ; municipality: Viti; locality: Letinice ; verbatimLocality: stream above the village; decimalLatitude: 42.28727 ; decimalLongitude: 21.45736 ; Event: samplingProtocol: UV light trap ; samplingEffort: overnight; year: 2017; month: 7; day: 20; fieldNotes: collected with ultraviolet light over the white pan operating from dusk until the next morning; Record Level: institutionCode: University of Prishtina "Hasan Prishtina", Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Department of Biology ; collectionCode: caddisflies of Karadak Type status: Other material . Occurrence: recordedBy: Halil Ibrahimi, Arben Gashi, Besnik Emerllahu , Naman Sinani ; individualCount: 4 ; sex: males ; lifeStage: adult ; Location: higherGeography: Europe; waterBody: tributary of Lumbardhi i Pejes River, Adriatic Sea basin; country: Kosovo ; municipality: Peje ; locality: Drelaj ; verbatimLocality: stream above the village; decimalLatitude: 42.706667 ; decimalLongitude: 21.18056 ; Event: samplingProtocol: UV light trap ; samplingEffort: overnight; year: 2014; month: 7; day: 14; fieldNotes: collected with ultraviolet light over the white pan operating from dusk until the next morning; Record Level: institutionCode: University of Prishtina "Hasan Prishtina", Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Department of Biology ; collectionCode: caddisflies of Bjeshket e Nemuna Type status: Other material . Occurrence: recordedBy: Halil Ibrahimi, Arben Gashi, Besnik Emerllahu , Naman Sinani ; individualCount: 3 ; sex: males ; lifeStage: adult ; Location: higherGeography: Europe; waterBody: tributary of Lumbardhi i Pejes River, Adriatic Sea basin; country: Kosovo ; municipality: Peje ; locality: Pepaj ; verbatimLocality: stream above the village; decimalLatitude: 42.700278 ; decimalLongitude: 20.143889 ; Event: samplingProtocol: UV light trap ; samplingEffort: overnight; year: 2014; month: 9; day: 17; fieldNotes: collected with ultraviolet light over the white pan operating from dusk until the next morning; Record Level: institutionCode: University of Prishtina "Hasan Prishtina", Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Department of Biology ; collectionCode: caddisflies of Bjeshket e Nemuna Distribution Slovenia, Italy, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo ( Malicky 2004 , Neu et al. 2018 , Stanic-Kostroman 2009 , Valle 2001 ). Ecology We found that the flight period of this subspecies is from May to September. The subspecies is present at different altitudes, from 620 m up to 1307 m. Taxon discussion The shape of male genitalia and especially of parts which are important for subspecies identification (length, shape and curvature of intermediate appendages, shape and size of dorsal and ventral lobes of inferior appendages and shape of inner basal projections) clearly point to the slovenica subspecies ( Malicky 2004 ). Notes Other species associated with Polycentropus ierapetra slovenica in Dermjak on 12.06.2017 are: Rhyacophila fasciata Hagen, 1859 (4 males), Rhyacophila loxias Schmid, 1970 (11 males, 2 females), Rhyacophila polonica McLachlan, 1879 (7 males and 1 female), (21 males and 2 females), Rhyacophila tristis Pictet, 1834 (2 females), (3 males, 2 females), Glossosoma conformis Neboiss, 1963 (4 males), Synagapetus iridipennis McLachlan, 1879 (1 male); Philopotamus montanus (Donovan, 1813) (2 males, 2 females), Plectrocnemia conspersa (Curtis, 1834) (2 males), Polycentropus excicus Klapalek 1894 (1 male), Polycentropus flavomaculatus (Pictet, 1834) (1 male, 2 females), Psychomyia klapaleki Malicky, 1995 (1 male, 3 females), Psychomyia pusilla (Fabricius, 1781) (5 males, 3 females), Lype reducta (Hagen, 1868) (1 male), Tinodes rostocki McLachlan, 1878 (1 male), Tinodes unicolor (Pictet, 1834) (1 male), Potamophylax luctuosus (Piller & Mitterpacher, 1783) (2 males), Silo graellsii Pictet, 1865 (12 males, 15 females) and Oecismus monedula (Hagen, 1859) (8 males, 3 females). Other species associated with Polycentropus ierapetra slovenica in Zheger on 14.07.2017 are: Rhyacophila fasciata Hagen, 1859 (4 males), Rhyacophila tristis Pictet, 1834 (2 males, 2 females), Philopotamus montanus (Donovan, 1813) (1 male), Hydropsyche fulvipes Curtis, 1834 (2 males); Hydropsyche saxonica McLachlan, 1884 (5 males) and Oecismus monedula (Hagen, 1859) (2 males). Other species associated with Polycentropus ierapetra slovenica in Letnice on 20.07.2017 are: Rhyacophila fasciata Hagen, 1859 (3 males), Philopotamus montanus (Donovan, 1813) (2 males) and Hydropsyche instabilis (Curtis, 1834) (4 males) (12 males). Other species associated with Polycentropus ierapetra slovenica in Drelaj on 14.07.2014 are: Plectrocnemia mojkovacensis Malicky, 1982 (1 male), Limnephilus sparsus Curtis, 1834 (1 male) and Micropterna sequax McLachlan, 1875 (1 male). Other species associated with Polycentropus ierapetra slovenica in Pepa on 17.09.2014 are: Rhyacophila armeniaca Guerin-Meneville, 1843 (3 males, 2 females), Rhyacophila palmeni McLachlan 1879 (2 males) and Ecclisopteryx keroveci Previsic , Graf & Vitecek (1 male, 3 females).