Sericostomatidae, Stephens, 1836

Karaouzas, Ioannis, Zawal, Andrzej, Michoński, Grzegorz & Pešić, Vladimir, 2019, Contribution to the knowledge of the caddisfly fauna of Montenegro - New data and records from the karstic springs of Lake Skadar basin, Ecologica Montenegrina 22, pp. 34-39 : 37-38

Family Sericostomatidae

Sericostoma personatum / schneideri (larvae not separable)

KIA 07(A), spring “Vriješko Vrelo” in Bandići, 30.V.2018, 3 fifth instar larvae; KIA 09(B), Spring “Dobrik”, 30.V.2018, 3 fifth instar larvae; KIA 12(B) Spring “Kraljičino Oko”, 31.V.2018, 2 fifth instar larvae; KIA 14(B), Spring “Pećina” (cave), 01.VI.2018, 1 fifth instar larva; KIA 18(B), spring “Vukovo Vrelo” in Vidrovan,: 04.VI.2018, 2 fifth instar larvae.

Based on currents records, Sericostoma personatum Kirby & Spence, 1826 has not been recorded from most of the Balkans; thus it is probable that the species present in the drainage basin of Lake Skadar is Sericostoma scheideri Schneider, 1845 . However, it must be noted that molecular analysis carried out by Leese (2004) revealed that the division of the Central European Sericostoma „species‟ into S. personatum and S. schneideri seems to be questionable. Considering the current state of knowledge, the species status of Sericostoma species may change in the future.