Dina punctata Johansson, 1927

Schenková, Jana, Sychra, Jan, Košel, Vladimír, Kubová, Nela & Horecký, Jakub, 2009, Freshwater leeches (Annelida: Clitellata: Hirudinida) of the Czech Republic (Central Europe): check-list, new records, and remarks on species distributions, Zootaxa 2227, pp. 32-52 : 44

Dina punctata Johansson, 1927

Records: Dyje River, Podhradí [7159], 48°53'29''N / 15°38'30''E, lgt. PK, SV, det. JSc (2007); Lužnice River, Č eské Velenice [7255], 48°45'53"N / 14°58'03"E, lgt. JR, det. JR (2007); Otava River, Katovice [6748], 49°16'22"N / 13°49'22"E, lgt. KK, det KK (2007) ( Figure 3 ).

Habitats: Dina punctata lives in littoral zones of larger rivers and brooks.

Status: Dina punctata is reported in this paper to be a new species record for the Czech Republic. This species likely has spread into the country from the Dunaj (Danube) River basin, where it is more common. This is the case of the occurrence in the Dyje (Thaya) River. Its occurrences in southern Bohemia (in the Vltava River basin) need additional documentation. Other new records can be expected, especially in the southern part of the country.

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FIGURE 3. The distribution of selected leech species (Annelida, Clitellata, Hirudinida: the families Hirudinidae and Erpobdellidae) in the Czech Republic recorded during the years 1998 through 2008, based upon published and unpublished records, and specimens collected during this study.