Aquatic insects in the Dinarides: identifying hotspots of endemism and species richness shaped by geological and hydrological history using Empididae (Diptera)

M Ivković, A Plant - Insect Conservation and Diversity, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
We identify local hotspots of elevated species richness and endemicity of aquatic insects in
the Dinarides (Balkans) using aquatic Empididae (Diptera) as models and compared …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental drivers of biotic traits and phenology patterns of Diptera assemblages in karst springs: The role of canopy uncovered

M Ivković, M Miliša, V Baranov, Z Mihaljević - Limnologica, 2015 - Elsevier
Springs are stable environments with constant abiotic factors and therefore of use in variety
of ecological experiments. We investigated the influence of canopy coverage on abundance …

Environmental factors affecting mayfly assemblages in tufa-depositing habitats of the Dinaric Karst

M Vilenica, VM Stanković, M Sartori… - … & Management of …, 2017 - kmae-journal.org
Remarkably, unlike other parts of Europe, the ecology of mayflies in the southeastern
regions is still poorly known. Here we present the first comprehensive study of …

[HTML][HTML] Croatian mayflies (Insecta, Ephemeroptera): species diversity and distribution patterns

M Vilenica, JL Gattolliat, Z Mihaljević, M Sartori - ZooKeys, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract Knowledge of the mayfly biodiversity in the Balkan Peninsula is still far from
complete. Compared to the neighbouring countries, the mayfly fauna in Croatia is very …

Molecular phylogeny and biogeography of the aquatic dance fly subfamily Clinocerinae (Diptera: Empididae)

T Vojvoda Zeljko, M Pavlek, E Wahlberg… - Systematic …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
This study presents the first molecular phylogenetic analysis of the Clinocerinae,
challenging the traditionally accepted monophyly of this subfamily. DNA was extracted from …

[HTML][HTML] Checklist of aquatic diptera (Insecta) of Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia, a UNESCO world heritage site

M Ivković, V Dorić, V Baranov, Z Mihaljević, LP Kolcsár… - ZooKeys, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Studies on aquatic Diptera in the Plitvice Lakes National Park (Croatia) conducted in the last
50 years have produced 157 species and 7 taxa of aquatic Diptera placed in 13 families …

[PDF][PDF] Distribution and a comparative analysis of the aquatic invertebrate fauna in caves of the western Caucasus

ES Chertoprud, DM Palatov, RR Borisov… - Subterranean …, 2016 - subtbiol.pensoft.net
The freshwater fauna of nine caves in central Abkhazia, western Caucasus, revealed 35
species of stygobionts, including 15 new species to be described elsewhere. The number of …

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

LP Kolcsár, MC d'Oliveira, W Graf, C Quindroit… - ZooKeys, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
 Abstract The cranefly (Tipuloidea) fauna of the Western Balkans is still poorly known. In this
study, occurrence data of 77 species is reported, of which two species are newly recorded …

[HTML][HTML] Aquatic dance flies (Diptera, Empididae, Clinocerinae and Hemerodromiinae) of Greece: species richness, distribution and description of five new species

M Ivković, J Ćevid, B Horvat, BJ Sinclair - ZooKeys, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
All records of aquatic dance flies (37 species in subfamily Clinocerinae and 10 species in
subfamily Hemerodromiinae) from the territory of Greece are summarized, including …

The century old taxonomic confusion surrounding Wiedemannia zetterstedti Fallén and related species is resolved (Diptera: Empididae): revision of the W. zetterstedti …

M Ivković, BJ Sinclair, E Wahlberg - Insects, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The aquatic dance fly species of the Wiedemannia zetterstedti group are
studied and species definitions are re-evaluated. A new species is described from Corsica …