1st European Congress on Odonatology Programme and abstracts

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The Odonata fauna of Albania Dávid Murányi 1 1 Department of Zoology, Hungarian Natural History Museum H-1088 Budapest, Baross u. 13 Contrary to most other <strong>European</strong> countries, the dragonfly fauna of Albania is poorly known. The number of hitherto reported species is 56 (less than the half of the <strong>European</strong> fauna) but many further species are expected. The number of records are especially scarce, as only twelve papers published faunistical data from the country. Seven of these are older than 60 years, their data were critically discussed and completed with new records in the work of Bilek in 1966. During the last 20 years, four further faunistical papers add 16 species to the previously known 39 Albanian dragonflies. The exploration of the different regions and the different habitats are rather unbalanced. Only the coastal plain, the running waters and some of the alpine lakes can be regarded as more or less well explored, while most of the inland still waters and many mountainous areas are essentially unknown. The coastal areas share a typical Mediterranean fauna, while the inland lacks the southern species, resembling to the Northern and Central Balkans. Widespread <strong>European</strong> species that are missing from the Southern Balkans seem to be restricted to alpine lakes in Albania (e.g. Aeshna cyanea (Müller), Cordulia aenea (Linnaeus) and Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus). The main faunistical curiosity of the country is Pyrrhosoma elisabethae Schmidt that is restricted to Southern Albania and Western Greece. Lestes dryas Kirby is added to the Albanian Odonata list herein. Some of the species found in the country raise taxonomical problems. The Southern Albanian populations of Cordulegaster bidentata (Sélys-Longchamps) likely belong to a separate subspecies, as well as the coastal population of Lestes virens (Charpentier). In addition, Albania is a border zone between the subspecies of Calopteryx splendens (Harris) and of Ischnura elegans (Vander Linden), thus, some populations show intermediate characters. 38
Dragonflies on the western fringe: red list and important dragonfly areas of Ireland Brian Nelson National Parks and Wildlife Service, 7 Ely Place, Dublin 2, Ireland Ireland sits on the western edge of Europe and it cannot be denied that the dragonfly fauna is depauperate. Nevertheless the fauna is of biogeographical interest and in many places dragonflies can be the most abundant and visible aquatic animals. The results of the red listing of the Irish species and identification of important dragonfly areas will be presented. The distribution and threats to these species will be outlined and discussed. The trends apparent in some species will be related to changes in habitat quality of Irish freshwater habitats. 39
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