LETARDI A., NICOLI ALDINI R. & PANTALEONI R. A., 2010. – The Neuropterida of Triveneto (Northern Italy): an updated faunal checklist with some zoogeographical remarks. – In: Devetak et al. - Proceedings of the Tenth International Symposium on Neuropterology. Piran, Slovenia: 181-189. (original) (raw)

As far as we know, about two-thirds of the whole Italian Neuropterida fauna (Raphidioptera, Megaloptera, Neuroptera) are present in north-eastern Italy (i.e. in the so-called "Triveneto", corresponding to the administrative regions of Trentino-Alto Adige, Veneto, and Friuli-Venezia Giulia) and almost all the families reported in Italy (with the exception of Dilaridae and Berothidae) are also quoted for this area. In the present work, an updated checklist of the species is provided and faunal notes on certain noteworthy species as well as zoogeographical considerations concerning connections among Triveneto, Central Europe, the Apennine Peninsula and the Balkan Peninsula are presented. As far as Neuropterida are concerned, Triveneto can be considered a well-studied area.