Palpares libelluloides (Linnaeus, 1764)

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.3906/zoo-1209-23
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03853E7F-FFA3-A82B-3EDB-FDFB6DD6F8F1
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Palpares libelluloides (Linnaeus, 1764)
status

Material examined:

Apollonia, 24. VII. 2012, 1 ind. (wings in a spider’s web).

Between Berat and Këlcyra: Qafa e Gllavës , 18. VII. 2012, 1♂, 2 ♀♀ .

Between Berat and Këlcyra: Droboniku-Zhitomi , 19. VII. 2012, 1 ♀ .

Osumi River : Poliçani, 17. VII. 2012, 3 ♀♀ .

Parku Kombëtar Bredhi i Hotovës-Dangelli, 1270 m, central part, 21. VII. 2012, 3 ♀♀.

Literature records:

Pongrácz (1923): Tropoja; Capra (1945): Kopliku, Shkodër (“ Scutari ”); Zelený (1964): Saranda.

Remarks:

A common species in Albania, characteristic of open habitats – scrub or grassland with bushes and sporadic trees.

Zoogeographical categorization:

Holomediterranean element (stationary).

9 – Between Berat and Këlcyra: Qafa e Gllavës , 770– 902 m, 40°32.35′N, 20°0.19′E; habitat: dry meadows and pastures GoogleMaps .

10 – S of Qafa e Gllavës: Ballabani, 920 m, 40°29.98′N, 19°58.54′E; habitat: brook with bushes and trees ( Quercus , Platanus ).

11 – 2 km W of Këlcyra: bank of Vjosa River , 40°18.18′N, 20°10.43′E; habitat: sandbank with fine sand GoogleMaps .