Stoneflies (Plecoptera) of the Czech Republic: species checklist, distribution and protection status
Bojková Jindřiška, Soldán Tomáš
Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 53(2): 443-484, 2013
Views: 1322
Abstract: A new checklist of Plecoptera of the Czech Republic was prepared based on the
compilation of published faunistic data from 1420 sites (143 references) and
unpublished data from 775 sites collected during the past 20 years. The
history of Plecoptera research in the Czech Republic is briefly summarized.
Altogether 95 species are recorded from the Czech Republic (85 species from
Bohemia, 81 species from Moravia). In comparison with the previous checklist of
Plecoptera, 13 species were added, 8 previously mentioned species were not
confirmed, and some misidentifications are discussed. The distribution of
species in eight districts based on main river basins, and species frequencies
of occurrence and ranges of altitude and stream order of their localities are
presented. Evaluation of data on species distribution from the past century
enabled re-evaluation of threatened species. The new red list includes
5 regionally extinct, 6 critically endangered, 3 endangered, 10 vulnerable
and 12 near threatened species. A special attention is paid to 8 species
described from the present territory of the Czech Republic. Their type material,
type localities and nomenclature are given and discussed. Nemoura monticola
Raušer, 1965, syn. nov., is placed as a junior synonym of Nemoura fusca
Kis, 1963.
Key words: Plecoptera, stoneflies, history of research, bibliography, check-list, red list, species distribution, frequency of occurrence, Bohemia, Moravia, Czech Republic