Ecologica Montenegrina 29: 10-19 (2020) This journal is available online at: www.biotaxa.org/em An updated checklist of leeches (Annelida: Hirudinea) from Bosnia and Herzegovina DEJAN DMITROVIĆ1 & VLADIMIR PEŠIĆ2 1University of Banja Luka, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Department of Biology and Department of Ecology and Environment Protection, Mladena Stojanovića 2, 78000 Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, e-mail: [email protected] 2Department of Biology, University of Montenegro, Cetinjski put bb, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro, e-mail: [email protected] Received 28 January 2020 │ Accepted by V. Pešić: 3 March 2020 │ Published online 5 March 2020. Abstract An updated checklist of leeches (Annelida: Hirudinea) from Bosnia and Herzegovina is presented. The current checklist includes 21 species and subspecies in 14 genera and six families. There are 18 aquatic species (17 freshwater and one marine), two semi-aquatic species and one terrestrial. Two species, Piscicola hadzii Sket, 1985 and Dina sketi Grosser & Pešić, 2014, inhabit only a few localities in Bosnia and Herzegovina and can be considered as endemic species to this area. Based on the original data from the recent research, new records of Dina sketi are given. Key words: Hirudinea, diversity, endemic leeches, new records, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Introduction The first work on the leeches from Bosnia and Herzegovina was given by Von Dr. Ludwig Johansson in the early twentieth century (Johansson 1913). Subsequently, further contributions to the knowledge of leeches in Bosnia and Herzegovina were provided by Remy (1937), Autrum (1958), Sket (1968, 1985) and Šapkarev (1978). In the field of systematics, papers given by Johansson (1913), Autrum (1958) and Sket (1985) included descriptions of new species whose holotypes originated from Bosnia and Herzegovina. On the other hand, papers given by Remy (1937), Sket (1968) and Šapkarev (1978) dealt with faunistics and distribution of leeches at the national and/or regional level. Ecological patterns of leeches from the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina are poorly investigated and generally there is a lack of studies on their autecology. The latest checklist of leeches from Bosnia and Herzegovina was published by Lelo & Kašić-Lelo (2012). They listed 17 leech species for the whole country, although without providing details on their occurrence. The checklist by Lelo & Kašić-Lelo (2012) also missed records from Matoničkin & Pavletić (1960). Recently, our knowledge of leeches from Bosnia and Herzegovina was broadened by adding records of new species for the national fauna (e.g., Trocheta haskonis), as well as by describing one species that is new for the science (Dina sketi). Ecologica Montenegrina, 29, 2020, 10-19 DMITROVIĆ & PEŠIĆ The aim of this paper is to give an updated checklist of leeches for Bosnia and Herzegovina. Moreover, new records are given for Dina sketi, enlarging our knowledge of the distribution of this endemic species. Material and methods The checklist of leeches from Bosnia and Herzegovina was compiled with the analysis of published literature records and the original author’s data. Nomenclature and taxonomical status of leeches are given according to Nesemann & Neubert (1999) and Košel (2004). For new findings leeches were collected with a tweezers from the underside of hard substratum and on submerged plants as well as on the banks. The material is preserved in 96% ethanol and deposited in the author’s collections. Results The updated checklist of leeches from Bosnia and Herzegovina includes 21 species and subspecies of leeches, from 14 genera and six families (Table 1). The most species rich families are: Erpobdellidae (seven species), Glossiphoniidae (five species) and Piscicolidae (four species). The other families are represented by three species (Hirudinidae), and with a single species each (Haemopidae and Xerobdellidae). Table 1. A checklist of the leeches of Bosnia and Herzegovina Taxa Localities References Glossiphoniidae Vaillant, 1890 Remy (1937) as Spring of river Bosna "Vrelo Bosne" “Glossiphonia complanata” River Una; Deransko lake Sket (1968) Mostar; between Metković and Ploče; spring of river Bosna "Vrelo Bosne"; Sarajevo; Visoko; Šapkarev (1978) as river Bosna (Rimski most); river Bosna (above “Glossiphonia complanata” Ilijaš); river Vrbas; river Una Cvijić & Blagojević (1985) River Una near the mouth of the river Sana; river Glossiphonia complanata as “Glossiphonia Una (Kostajnica) complanata (Linnaeus, 1758) complanata” Trožić-Borovac (2004) as River Spreča (Gračanica) “Glosiphonia complanata” Trožić-Borovac & Kurtović Stream Žunovnica (Hadžići) (2009) as “Glosophonia complanata” Hafner & Trožić-Borovac, River Kreševka (Alagići) (2012) as “Glosiphonia complanata” Blidinjsko lake (Duvno); Orlovačko lake (Foča); Protić (1927) Kotlaničko lake (Foča) Gornje lake (Raduša mountain); unnamed lake Protić (1928a) (Dobruška mountain) Helobdella stagnalis (Linnaeus, Bileća Sket (1968) 1758) River Neretva (Mostar), between Metković and Ploče; river Bosna (Osijek); river Sana Šapkarev (1978) (Dragotinja); river Neretva (Čapljina) Lower part of the river Una near the mouth of the Cvijić & Blagojević (1985) Ecologica Montenegrina, 29, 2020, 10-19 11 AN UPDATED CHECKLIST OF LEECHES FROM BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Taxa Localities References river Sana and in Dubica area Trožić-Borovac & Škrijelj The mouth of Željeznica river (2004) Trožić-Borovac (2007) as Boračko lake (Prenj mountain) “Hellpobdela stagnalis” stream Tušila, on Bombina variegata (Visočica Zimić (2015) mountain) spring of river Pliva (44°14'27.28"N, 17°01'6.2"E, This study 479 m, 01.09.2012, 18 specimens) Remy (1937) as Spring “Slani izvor” (Gabela) “Glossiphonia heteroclita” Šapkarev (1978) as Alboglossiphonia heteroclita Mostar; between Metković and Ploče “Glossiphonia heteroclita” (Linnaeus, 1761) Cvijić & Blagojević (1985) Lower part of the river Una near the mouth of the as “Glossiphonia river Sana heteroclita” Bileća Sket (1968) Lower part of the river Una near the mouth of the Hemiclepsis marginata (Müller, Cvijić & Blagojević (1985) river Sana; river Una (Dubica) 1774) River Vrbanja (44°45'44.29"N, 17°15'01.84"E, This study 158 m asl., 02.09.2012, one specimen) Spring of Jasenica river (Rodoč near Mostar); Remy (1937) Placobdella costata (Fr. Müller, spring "Slani izvor" (Gabela) 1846) Šapkarev (1978) as Mostar; between Metković and Ploče “Haementeria costata” Piscicolidae Johnston, 1865 Piscicola respirans Troschel, Sket (1968) as Travnik 1850 “Cystobranchus respirans” Sarajevo Remy (1937) River Bosna (Rimski most); river Miljatska Šapkarev (1978) (Sarajevo); river Una Piscicola geometra (Linnaeus, Lower part of the river Una near the mouth of the 1758) Cvijić & Blagojević (1985) river Sana River Sava (Brod) Pavlović et al. (2014) Spring of river Zdena Trožić-Borovac et al. (2019) Remy (1937) as Spring of river Buna (Blagaj) "Cystobranchus fasciatus" Piscicola hadzii Sket, 1985 Spring of river Buna and a few hundred meters Sket (1985) downstream (Blagaj) Pontobdella muricata Neum-Klek gulf and the northern part of the Šoljan (1980) (Linnaeus, 1758) channel “Malostonski kanal” Haemopidae Richardson, 1969 Hutovo blato; Kutsko lake (Kuti village near Protić (1925) as Kupres) “Aulastonum gulo” Protić (1927) as Haemopis sanguisuga Blatačko lake (Konjic); Uloško lake (Nevesinje) “Aulastonuim gulo” (Linnaeus, 1758) Protić (1928b) as “Haemopis Pond Velika Tišina (near Šamac) verox” 12 DMITROVIĆ & PEŠIĆ Taxa Localities References Protić (1928c) as “Haemopis Pijavičko lake (Ždrimci) vorax” Spring Cvahosnik (Čvaljina); river Trebišnjica Remy (1937) (Bileća) Zenica; Bileća Sket (1968) Šator lake (Šator mountain); Mostar; between Metković and Ploče; Ilidža; river Miljacka Šapkarev (1978) (Sarajevo); Pale; Visoko; river Trebišnjica (Trebinje) River Krivaja Cikotić (2005) River Bioštica and river Stupčanica (Olovo); river Cikotić (2009) Krivaja (Boganovići) Sreams Zlaća, Jablanica and Spreča (water Skenderović et al. (2017) catchment area of lake Modrac) Unnamed pond near Nevesinje (43°18'3.71"N, 18°06'43.7"E, 842 m asl., 29.04.2018, 6 This study specimens) HirudinidaeWhitman, 1886 Hutovo blato; Kutsko lake (Kuti village near Protić (1925) Kupres) Uloško lake (Nevesinje); Blatačko lake (Konjic) Protić (1927) Pond Velika Tišina (near Šamac) Protić (1928b) Hirudo medicinalis Linnaeus, Pijavičko lake (Ždrimci) Protić (1928c) 1758 spring "Slani izvor" (Gabela); at the entrance of Remy (1937) the Ponikva cave (Dabarsko field) River Neretva Sket (1968) Mostar; between Metković and Ploče Šapkarev (1978) Unnamed pond (Kozadre on Romanija mountain) Lelo & Kašić-Lelo (2012) Unnamed pond near Gacko (43°06'10.76"N, Hirudo verbana Carena, 1820 18°35'56.22"E, 949 m asl., 30.04.2018, 8 This study specimens) Limnatis nilotica (Savigny, Phillips & Siddall (2009); Without details on sampling site 1822) Nakano et al. (2015) Erpobdellidae R. Blanchard, 1894 Subterranean cave waters (Popovo field) Johansson (1913) Cave Vjetrenica (Zavala) Apfelbek (1914) Cave Nova Rušpija (Nevesinje); cave Bjelušica Remy (1937) (Zavala) Dina absoloni Johansson, 1913 Cave Bjelušnica (Zavala); cave Poganjača Remy (1953) (Trebinje) Karst cave Bjelušnica (Zavala); karst cave Zaploče (Golubinac); karst cave Obodina pećina Sket (1968) (Dabarsko field) Spring of river Radobolja "Vrelo Radobolja" (Mostar); spring of Jasenica river (Rodoč near Remy (1937) as Mostar); pool of water piping system in the Dina dinarica Sket, 1968* “Herpobdella (Dina)