The larva of Rhyacophila balcanica Radovanovic 1953 (Trichoptera: Rhyacophilidae) with notes on ecology

Ioannis Karaouzas; Wolfram Graf; Mladen Kučinić; Ivan Vučković; Johann Waringer

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4057.3.10

The larva of Rhyacophila balcanica Radovanovic 1953 (Trichoptera: Rhyacophilidae) with notes on ecology

Zootaxa. 2015 Dec 11;4057(3):444-50. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4057.3.10.

Authors

Ioannis Karaouzas¹, Wolfram Graf², Mladen Kučinić³, Ivan Vučković⁴, Johann Waringer⁵

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Marine Biological Recourses and Inland Waters, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, 46.7km Athens-Sounio Av., 19013 Anavissos, Attica, Greece.; Email: ikarz@hcmr.gr.
² Institute of Hydrobiology and Aquatic Ecology Management, University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria.; Email: wolfram.graf@boku.ac.at.
³ Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Croatia.; Email: mladen.kucinic@zg.biol.pmf.hr.
⁴ Elektroprojekt d.d., Civil and Architectural Engineering Department, Environmental Protection and Waste Management, Alexandera von Humboldta 4, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.; Email: ivan.vuckovic@elektroprojekt.hr.
⁵ Department of Limnology and Oceanography, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, A-1090 Vienna, Austria.; Email: johann.waringer@univie.ac.at.

PMID: 26701493
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4057.3.10

Abstract

The previously unknown larva of Rhyacophila balcanica Radovanovic 1953 is described. The diagnostic features of the species are listed and illustrated and some information on its ecology and distribution is included. In addition, diagnostic characters for larvae of the known Greek Rhyacophila species are provided.

MeSH terms

Animal Distribution
Animal Structures / anatomy & histology
Animal Structures / growth & development
Animals
Body Size
Ecosystem
Female
Insecta / anatomy & histology
Insecta / classification*
Insecta / growth & development
Larva / anatomy & histology*
Larva / classification
Larva / growth & development
Male
Organ Size