First records of the praying mantis Empusa fasciata Brulle, 1832 (Mantodea: Empusidae) from the Republic of Kosovo with notes on other putative Mantodea species previously erroneously recorded
Empusa fasciata Brulle, 1832 is reported from the Republic of Kosovo based on specimens from multiple localities. This work fills an important zoogeographical gap, as this otherwise widespread species was hitherto formally unknown for Kosovo. Historical records of other mantids are discussed, and the formal list now consists of two species.
Authors
- Linda Grapci-Kotori (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9084-042X)
- Astrit Bilalli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2820-8009)
- Danniella Sherwood (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8170-9529)
- Donard Geci (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6587-3414)
- Halil Ibrahimi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4301-4387)
- Milaim Musliu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9835-6934)
- Jusuf Parllaku
Institutions
- University Clinical Center of Kosovo (XK)
- University of Prishtina (XK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Acta Zoológica Lilloana
- Published
- 2025-08-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.30550/j.azl/2238
- Primary Topic
- Fossil Insects in Amber
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00