First records of spongillaflies (Neuroptera: Sisyridae) in Serbia and Bosniaand Herzegovina, with notes on their occurrence in the Balkan countries

Abstract

The order Neuroptera contains three families with water-dependent larvae: Nevrorthidae, Osmylidae, and Sisyridae (spongillaflies or sponge flies). Spongillaflies is the only neuropteran family with true aquatic larvae. The Sisyridae with ca. sixty valid species occur in all continents of the world (except Antarctica) (

First record of Sisyra bureschi Rausch et Weißmair, 2007 from Bosnia and Herzegovina (Neuroptera: Sisyridae)

“…Subsequently Weißmair (2010) reported this species from Germany and Canard et al (2015a) from France. Podlesnik et al (2017) recorded Sisyra nigra from Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina and Sisyra terminalis from Serbia, and predicted the occurrence of additional species in the Balkan Peninsula; these authors also summarised the previously known localities of Sisyra bureschi.…”