Graf Wolfram, Pauls Steffen U, Vitecek Simon
Institute of Hydrobiology and Aquatic Ecology Management, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Gregor Mendel Strasse 33, A-1180 Vienna, Austria..
Zootaxa. 2018 Jan 9;4370(2):171-179. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4370.2.5.
In this contribution, we describe Isoperla vjosae sp. nov. from Albania. We characterize males, females, and larvae of the new species collected at the Vjosa River using morphological and molecular approaches. Isoperla vjosae sp.nov. is a member of the I. tripartita group, which is widely distributed in the Balkans. This new endemic species is being threatened by a proposed hydroelectric power dam on the Vjosa River impacting the type locality - a large, shifting gravel, low altitude River - an atypical habitat for larvae of the I. tripartita group. For the first time we use molecular tools to delineate Isoperla species from the Balkans.
在本论文中，我们描述了来自阿尔巴尼亚的新物种——维约萨伊索蜉（Isoperla vjosae sp. nov.）。我们运用形态学和分子学方法，对在维约萨河采集到的该新物种的雄性、雌性和幼虫进行了特征描述。维约萨伊索蜉是广泛分布于巴尔干半岛的三分伊索蜉（I. tripartita）种群的成员。这一新的特有物种正受到维约萨河上拟建的一座水力发电大坝的威胁，该大坝影响了其模式产地——一条大型、多变的砾石、低海拔河流，这是三分伊索蜉种群幼虫的非典型栖息地。我们首次使用分子工具来界定来自巴尔干半岛的伊索蜉物种。
