Leucorrhinia caudalis (Charpentier, 1840) - a new or an ex dragonfly species in Serbian fauna?
2008
Jović, M., Natural History Museum, Belgrade (Serbia) | Santovac, S., National Museum in Zrenjanin, Zrenjanin (Serbia) | Andjus, A., Natural History Museum, Belgrade (Serbia)
The discovery of 11 specimens (4 males, 7 females) of Leucorrhinia caudalis in the entomological collection of the National Museum in Zrenjanin is presented. This material from the early 1970’s represents the first reliable data about the occurrence of this species in Serbian territory and should, therefore, be considered a new species of Serbian fauna. Contemporary literature data about this endangered species in the region are discussed. Attempts to find a present population in the locality cited on the specimen’s labels remained unsuccessful. Both the original list of the species collected together with the specimens L. caudalis and the list of those collected in the same locality thirty-five years later are given and commented upon. Remarks about habitat destruction and the possibilities of survival of this species in N Serbia are also presented.
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