Idiocera (Euptilostena) jucunda (Loew, 1873)

Kolcsar, Levente-Peter, d'Oliveira, Micha Camiel, Graf, Wolfram, Quindroit, Clovis, Watanabe, Kozo & Ivkovic, Marija, 2023, New records for the Western Balkans cranefly fauna (Diptera, Tipuloidea) with the description of a new Baeoura Alexander (Diptera, Limoniidae), ZooKeys 1157, pp. 1-42 : 1

27. Idiocera (Euptilostena) jucunda (Loew, 1873)

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Material examined.

Bosnia and Herzegovina • 1 male, 4 females; Sutjeska , Jabučica Stream; 43.29°N, 18.6172°E; alt. 767 m; 04 July 2012; UV Lamp; leg. M. Ivković; CKLP • 1 male; Ulog , Neretva at Ulog Camp site; 43.41714°N, 18.31205°E; alt. 650 m; 28 June 2022; leg. W. Graf; CKLP . Slovenia • 1 male; Gorenjska , Gozd Martuljek , Juliske alpe, River Sava; 46.483°N, 13.838°E; alt. 745 m; 20 August 2019; light trap; leg. M.C. d’Oliveira; PCMCO .

Comments.

A rare and poorly known species associated with mountain rivers and streams with sandy and gravelly banks ( Starý 2009). We collected the species near similar habitats, with light traps. First records from Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Figures

Figure 14. Idiocera (Euptilostena) jucunda, specimen: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ulog, Neretva at Ulog Camp site (CKLP) A-C male terminalia A dorsal view B ventral view C lateral view D wing. Scale bar: 1 mm (D).