Th e f ir s T r e c o r d o f PANORPA RUFOSTIGMA We s TWo o d , 1846
f r o m No r Th ma c e d o Nia (me c o p Te r a : p a No r p id a e )
Libor Dv o ř á k
1
, Ana NAh ir Nić
2
& Dušan De v e t Ak
3
1 
t ři Sekery 21, 35301 Mariánské Lázně, Czech r epublic, 
e-mail: lib.dvorak@seznam.cz
2
National Museum of Natural h istory, t sar o svoboditel Blvd. 1, 
1000 Sofia, Bulgaria, e-mail: ana.diaphana@gmail.com
3 
Department of Biology and institute of Biology, 
e cology and Nature Conservation, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics,
University of Maribor, k oroška cesta 160, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia, 
e-mail: dusan.devetak@guest.arnes.si
a bstract – t he scorpionfly species Panorpa rufostigma Westwood, 1846 has been
recorded for the first time in North Macedonia. t his finding shifts the range border
of the species by ca. 145 km northwards. A photograph detailing the male genitalia
of P. rufostigma is presented for the first time.
k e y Wo r DS: faunistics, Panorpa rufostigma, scorpion fly, North Macedonia.
izvleček – Pr v A NAJDBA Šk o r PiJo Nk e PANORPA RUFOSTIGMA We St -
Wo o D, 1846 v Se v e r Ni MAk e Do NiJi (Me Co Pt e r A: PANo r PiDAe )
Prvič je za Severno Makedonijo zabeleženo pojavljanje vrste škorpijonke Panorpa
rufostigma Westwood, 1846. Z najdbo se je severna meja njenega poznanega areala
premaknila za pribl. 145 km severneje. Na fotografiji so prvič predstavljene genitalije
samčka vrste P. rufostigma.
k LJUč Ne Be Se De : favna, Panorpa rufostigma, škorpijonka, Severna Makedonija.
Panorpa rufostigma is a relatively rare scorpion fly species strictly restricted to
the southernmost parts of the Balkan Peninsula. Published records with exact localities
are known from southern Albania (Bartoš, 1965) and several records from southern
Greece: Attiki, Pindos Mts, k erkira (k orfu) island, Peloponnisos, and e vvia (e uboa)
island (Lauterbach, 1972; Willmann, 1977; Pollmann et al., 2008; Dvořák, 2018). 
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Panorpa rufostigma Westwood, 1846 (Figs 1–2)
North Macedonia: v ardar r egion, Demir k apija, east of Besvica village, gorge of
Besvički dol river, 255 m a. s. l., 41°22'58"N, 22°11'45"e , 28. 10. 2018, light traps,
1♂, leg. A. Nahirnić & S. Beshkov, det. D. Devetak, revid. et coll. L. Dvořák.
Details of the habitat: pseudomaquis with Fraxinus ornus L., Juniperus excelsa
M. Bieb., Juniperus oxycedrus L., Paliuris spina-christi Mill., Pistacia terebinthus
L., Phillyrea latifolia L., Quercus pubescens Willd. (Fig. 3).
Details of the trap design: Collecting methodology involved 2-3 portable light
traps with an 8 Watt actinic (368 nm) and 8 Watt "Blacklight" luminescent tubes,
both powered by 12 v olt batteries, as well as a Finnish "tent trap" with a 160 Watt
Mv bulb at the top of the pole and a 20 Watt (368 nm) black light lamp over the
catching pot below. An additional 20 Watt (368 nm) lamp was also positioned about
70 m from the tent trap. All traps ran throughout the night.
t his record from North Macedonia represents the northernmost known locality of
P. rufostigma (Fig. 4). t his finding shifts the range border of the species by ca. 145
km northwards. As recently published data on Panorpa spp. records from the southern
Balkans show (Dvořák, 2014, 2016a, 2016b; Dvořák & Georgiev, 2017), more
interesting records should be expected.
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f ig. 1. r ight fore wing of Panorpa rufostigma with unmistakenable red
pterostigma. Photo: D. Devetak.

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f ig. 2. Male genitalia of Panorpa rufostigma. Photo: D. Devetak.

a cknowledgements
We are grateful to Stoyan Beshkov (Sofia, Bulgaria) for assistance in the field.
t his contribution was partly supported by the Slovenian r esearch Agency and the
r esearch Programme Computationally intensive Complex Systems (P1-0403).
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f ig. 3. t he locality of Panorpa rufostigma in North Macedonia. Photo: A. Nahirnić.

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