Leuctra graeca Zwick, 1978

Murányi, Dávid, Kovács, Tibor & Orci, Kirill Márk, 2014, New country records and further data to the stonefly (Plecoptera) fauna of southeast Macedonia, Ecologica Montenegrina 1 (2), pp. 64-77 : 68

Leuctra graeca Zwick, 1978

( Fig. 3C–D )

Macedonia: Valandovo municipality, Plavuš Hills, Valandovo, Vodenic Stream at Motel Izvor, N (above) of the city, 260 m, N41°19.636’ E22°33.327’, 04.10.2013, leg. TK, DM : 6♂ 1♀ ( HNHM: PLP4518 ), 1♂ ( MM: 2013-93); same locality, 20- 22.02.2014, leg. DA, LD, TK, DM: 1♂ 1♀ ( HNHM: PLP4578 ; found dead in garden lamps), 1♀ ( MM: 2014-29).

This species was hitherto reported from Montenegro and Western Greece, caught in October only ( Pardo & Zwick 1993, Zwick 1978). The population at Motel Izvor were most probably swarming during the whole winter, as we found several adults both in October and February, together with dried specimens in garden lamps. New for the fauna of Macedonia.

Figures

Figure 3. Terminalia of the spring emergingLeuctra fuscagroup specimens:A – L. fusca fusca (Linnaeus, 1758) male, dorsal view;B – L. fusca fusca male, lateral view;C – L. graecaZwick, 1978 male, dorsal view;D – L. graecafemale, ventral view;E – L. bronislawi Sowa, 1970 male, dorsal view;F – L. bronislawifemale, ventral view. Scale bar 1 mm.