Prvi nalazi roda Micropterna Stein, 1873 (Insecta: Trichoptera) na Kosovu s podacima o rasprostranjenosti i ekološkim značajkama

Until recently the caddisfly fauna of Kosovo was poorly known, with only several records. During a two-year period of investigation (2009–2010) adult caddisflies were collected with ultraviolet light, aerial net and hand picking. The genus Micropterna Stein, 1873 is reported for the first time in Kosovo with four species: Micropterna caesareica Schmid, 1959, Micropterna fissa McLachlan, 1875, Micropterna nycterobia McLachlan, 1875 and Micropterna sequax McLachlan, 1875. In this paper we present the distribution characteristics of the genus Micropterna in Kosovo with ecological notes on habitat characteristics and flight period. All four species of the genus Micropterna have limited distribution in Kosovo, being present only in seven out of forty-three investigated stations. The documentation of the genus Micropterna in Kosovo presents a contribution to a better understanding of distributional patterns of this genus in the Balkan Peninsula and South-Eastern Europe.Fauna tulara Kosova je donedavno bila slabo istraživana, sa samo nekoliko podataka. Tijekom dvogodišnjeg perioda istraživanja (2009-2010) odrasli oblici tulara prikupljani su UV lampom, entomološkom mrežom i manualno. Rod Micropterna Stein, 1873 po prvi je puta zabilježen na Kosovu s četiri vrste: Micropterna caesareica Schmid, 1959, Micropterna fissa McLachlan, 1875, Micropterna nycterobia McLachlan, 1875 i Micropterna sequax McLachlan, 1875. U ovome radu predstavljamo značajke rasprostranjenosti roda Micropterna na Kosovu s ekološkim podacima o staništu i vremenu emergencije. Sve četiri vrste roda Micropterna na Kosovu imaju usku rasprostranjenost i prisutne su samo na sedam od ukupno četrdeset i tri istraživane postaje. Nalaz roda Micropterna na Kosovu predstavlja doprinos boljem razumijevanju distribucijskih obrazaca ovog roda na Balkanskom poluotoku i jugoistočnoj Europi