title: Three new country records from the genus Limnephilus Leach, 1815 (Trichoptera: Limnephilidae) from the Republic of Kosovo.
abstract: New faunistic data on Trichoptera from Kosovo based on sampling carried out during the autumn of 2013 and first half of 2014 are presented. Limnephilusbipunctatus was found in a small stream in Kaqandoll village located in northern Kosovo and in Shtuticë village located in central Kosovo. Two male specimens of Limnephilusdecipiens  were found at Gurrat e Hasan Agës Springs and Bistrica e Lloqanit River, an alpine area in the Lloqan mountains, which belong to the Bjeshkët e Nemuna mountains. A single male specimen of Limnephilusstigma was found in Klinë, located in central Kosovo. All three species are rare in Kosovo. A preliminary checklist of eight species of Limnephilus from Kosovo is provided along with biogeographical and ecological notes. This paper is a further contribution to the faunistic list of Trichoptera of Kosovo, one of the least explored countries in Europe.
authors.affiliation: University of Prishtina "Hasan Prishtina", Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Department of Biology, Prishtina, Kosovo.
authors.forename: Halil
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ibrahimi
authors.affiliation: University of Prishtina, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Department of Biology, Prishtina, Kosovo.
authors.forename: Agim
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gashi
authors.affiliation: University of Prishtina, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Department of Biology, Prishtina, Kosovo.
authors.forename: Astrit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bilalli
authors.affiliation: University of Peja "Haxhi Zeka", Faculty of Agribusiness, Klinë, Kosovo.
authors.forename: Milaim
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Musliu
authors.affiliation: University of Prishtina "Hasan Prishtina", Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Department of Biology, Prishtina, Kosovo.
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Grapci Kotori
authors.affiliation: University of Prishtina "Hasan Prishtina", Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Department of Biology, Prishtina, Kosovo.
authors.forename: Ferdije
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zhushi Etemi
keywords: Kosovo; Limnephilus bipunctatus; Limnephilus decipiens; Limnephilus stigma; Trichoptera