Vol. 75 (2) 2023

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Review of Antlions (Insecta: Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae) in North Macedonia

Dušan Devetak1,2,*, Ana Nahirnić-Beshkova3, Predrag Jakšić4, Vesna Klokočovnik1,5, Tina Klenovšek1,6, Davide Badano7 & Jan Podlesnik1,8

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*1Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Maribor, Koroška cesta 160, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia; 2E-mail: dusan.devetak@guest.arnes.si; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6854-9265
3National Museum of Natural History, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1 Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd, 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria; E-mail: ana.diaphana@gmail.com; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7922-9910
4Čingrijina 14/25, 11000 Beograd, Serbia; E-mail: jaksicpredrag@gmail.com; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2604-9449
5E-mail: vesna.klokocovnik@um.si; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1526-8064
6E-mail: Tina.Klenovsek@um.si; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4656-834X
7Department of Life Sciences, University of Siena, Via A. Moro 2, 53100, Siena, Italy; E-mail: davide.badano@unisi.it; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9715-3107
8E-mail: jan.podlesnik@um.si; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3226-8605

https://doi.org/10.71424/azb75.2.002661

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Abstract
We present the state of knowledge on the family Myrmeleontidae occurring in North Macedonia based on published records, museum specimens and new samples, and provide a comprehensive species list. North Macedonia represents only 3.9% of the area of the Balkan Peninsula but harbours 19 species belonging to 14 antlion genera, i.e., 61% of the peninsular fauna. We report collection localities, literature records and biological data for each species. Three species, Nemoleon poecilopterus, Neuroleon assimilis and Myrmeleon inconspicuus, are reported for the first time in North Macedonia. The genus Nemoleon Navás is also reported for the first time in the country.

Key words
myrmeleontids, checklist, distribution, new records, Balkan Peninsula

How to Cite
Devetak D., Nahirnić-Beshkova A., Jakšić P., Klokočovnik V., Klenovšek T., Badano D. & Podlesnik J. 2023. Review of Antlions (Insecta: Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae) in North Macedonia. Acta zoologica bulgarica 75 (2) 169-180.

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