Author(s): Oláh, J.
Title: Trichoptera endemic in the Carpathian Basin and the adjacent areas
Year: 2017
Volume: 78
Pages: 111-255.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17112/FoliaEntHung.2017.78.111
Abstract: Original text of taxonomic diagnosis and data of type specimens are collected and cited for each Trichoptera species endemic or subendemic in and around the Carpathian Basin, together with taxonomic history of relevant changes in nomeclature. Th e total number of the described caddisfly species endemic in or around the Carpathian Basin is 263. By describing 78 new incipient phylogenetic sibling species a surprisingly high ratio of unknown caddisfly diversity were detected during only a few years and with only moderate collecting effort. Th is clearly indicates the highly
depressed state of the western contemporary taxonomy. Th e recently diverged taxa are products of Pleistocene speciation process during isolated integration in crenon/epicrenon habitats on sky islands of high mountain ranges. Rhyacophila(32 species) and Drusus(62 species) genera and the Chaetopterygini (56 species) and Stenophylacini (42 species) tribes are the groups richest in endemic species diverged in spring and spring stream habitats of high elevations.
Keywords: Balkan Peninsula, caddisflies, Carpathian Basin, taxonomic history
Journal: Folia entomologica hungaricaJournal abbreviation: Folia ent. hung.ISSN: 0373-9465Publisher: Hungarian Natural History Museum, BudapestEditor(s): Merkl, O.