Some new faunistic records of Chironomidae (Diptera) from the Republic of Kosovo

In this article, we share our results regarding adult male Chironomidae collected from the Lepenc River Watershed located above the settlements of Dimcë and Dërmjak, part of the Karadak Mountain range in western Kosovo. We document 16 species and one taxon at the generic level from these habitats,...

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Published in:	CHIRONOMUS Journal of Chironomidae Research
Main Authors:	Astrit Bilalli, Milaim Musliu, Donard Geci, Halil Ibrahimi, Armin Namayandeh
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	NTNU University Museum Norwegian University of Science and Technology 2025-08-01
Subjects:	Kosovo Lepenc River Chironomidae New faunistic
Online Access:	https://www.ntnu.no/ojs/index.php/chironomus/article/view/6319

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