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<p>New records of 34 aquatic beetle species from Albania are presented. Seventeen species are recorded for the first time from this country, including 3 species of Haliplidae, 6 of Dytiscidae, 6 of Hydrophilidae and 2 of Dryopidae. <italic>Coelostoma hispanicum</italic> (Küst.) is confirmed to occur in an area east of the Mediterranean Sea. An updated checklist of Albanian aquatic Coleoptera is also provided. The list counts 125 species belonging to 11 families. There are 3 species of Gyrinidae, 9 of Haliplidae, 1 of Noteridae, 44 of Dytiscidae, 4 of Helophoridae, 1 of Hydrochidae, 21 of Hydrophilidae, 33 of Hydraenidae, 5 of Elmidae, 3 of Dryopidae, and 1 of Limnichidae.</p>
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New records of 34 aquatic beetle species from Albania are presented. Seventeen species are recorded for the first time from this country, including 3 species of Haliplidae, 6 of Dytiscidae, 6 of Hydrophilidae and 2 of Dryopidae. Coelostoma hispanicum (Küst.) is confirmed to occur in an area east of the Mediterranean Sea. An updated checklist of Albanian aquatic Coleoptera is also provided. The list counts 125 species belonging to 11 families. There are 3 species of Gyrinidae, 9 of Haliplidae, 1 of Noteridae, 44 of Dytiscidae, 4 of Helophoridae, 1 of Hydrochidae, 21 of Hydrophilidae, 33 of Hydraenidae, 5 of Elmidae, 3 of Dryopidae, and 1 of Limnichidae.

Updated checklist of Albanian aquatic beetles with first localities of some species of Hydradephaga, Hydrophiloidea and Byrrhoidea (Coleoptera)

Department of Systematic Zoology, Faculty of Biology

Department of Invertebrate Zoology & Hydrobiology

Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies

New records of 34 aquatic beetle species from Albania are presented. Seventeen species are recorded for the first time from this country, including 3 species...

Updated checklist of Albanian aquatic beetles with first localities of some species of Hydradephaga, Hydrophiloidea and Byrrhoidea (Coleoptera)

Published Online: Sep 29, 2010

Page range: 155 - 164

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10009-010-0033-5

Keywords
Coleoptera, Hydroadephaga, Hydrophiloidea, Byrrhoidea, Balkan Peninsula, Albania, zoogeography, aquatic beetles, new records, checklist

This content is open access.

Updated checklist of Albanian aquatic beetles with first localities of some species of Hydradephaga, Hydrophiloidea and Byrrhoidea (Coleoptera)

Published Online: Sep 29, 2010

Page range: 155 - 164

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10009-010-0033-5

KeywordsColeoptera, Hydroadephaga, Hydrophiloidea, Byrrhoidea, Balkan Peninsula, Albania, zoogeography, aquatic beetles, new records, checklist

This content is open access.

Keywords
Coleoptera, Hydroadephaga, Hydrophiloidea, Byrrhoidea, Balkan Peninsula, Albania, zoogeography, aquatic beetles, new records, checklist