TY - GEN A1 - Vinko, Damjan A1 - Kulijer, Dejan A1 - Etemi, Ferdije Zhushi A1 - Hostnik, Maja A1 - Ĺ alamun, Ali T1 - The first systematic survey of the dragonfly fauna of Kosovo T2 - International Dragonfly Fund : Report N2 - This paper presents the faunistic results of three short field excursions conducted in spring and early summer of 2018 in Kosovo, considering dragonfly fauna one of the most understudied countries of Europe. This study presents first systematic dragonfly research in Kosovo. Within a total of 13 field days between end of April and end of June 2018, 60 sites were surveyed and 44 dragonfly species were found. Significant results include the first documented report of 15 species for Kosovo. New data on several other species with a broader European concern or generally rare on the West Balkan peninsula, i.e. Coenagrion ornatum, Anax ephippiger, Caliaeschna microstigma, Cordulegaster heros, C. bidentata, Somatochlora flavomaculata, and Sympetrum flaveolum, are also presented. The overview of all visited sites is included. Altogether, 47 dragonfly species are now reported for Kosovo. T3 - IDF-Report : newsletter of the International Dragonfly Fund - 147 KW - dragonflies KW - Odonata KW - Kosovo KW - Balkan KW - first records Y1 - 2020 UR - http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/64069 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-640698 UR - http://www.dragonflyfund.org/images/reports/IDF_Report_147_Vinko_et_al_2020.pdf VL - 2020 IS - 147 SP - 1 EP - 50 PB - International Dragonfly Fund e.V. CY - Zerf, Germany ER -