The Entomological Society of Iran Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 2423-8112 12 3 2026 09 01 New faunistic records of crane flies (Diptera: Tipuloidea) from the Balkan Peninsula 503 535 28634 10.48311/jibs.12.03.503 EN Boróka-Zsuzsánna Jancsó Babeș-Bolyai University, Faculty of Biology and Geology, Center of Systems Biology, Biodiversity and Bioresources 0009-0001-2566-4167 Astrit Bilalli University of Peja “Haxhi Zeka”, Faculty of Agribusiness, Pejë, Kosovo 0000-0003-2820-8009 Halil Ibrahimi Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Prishtina Milaim Musliu Faculty of Agribusiness, University “Haxhi Zeka”, Peja, Kosovo. [https://ror.org/01jrt3n05] Donard Geci Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Prishtina Linda Grapci-Kotori Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Prishtina 0000-0002-9084-042X Lujza Keresztes Babeș-Bolyai University, Faculty of Biology and Geology, Center of Systems Biology, Biodiversity and Bioresources 0000-0002-4609-6496 Journal Article 2025 11 14 Tipuloidea species from the Western Palearctic, including the Balkan region, have been intensively studied for the last century. Nevertheless, research in recent years shows that different regions of the Balkans are unevenly investigated, and new species or new data are constantly being discovered. The aim of this study is to contribute new data to the distribution of Tipuloidea species in the Balkan Peninsula for two families, Limoniidae and Tipulidae. Here we document for the first time 25 species in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Greece, Kosovo, Montenegro, and North Macedonia. All these new faunal data contribute to a better understanding of the true dimension of Tipuloidea biodiversity in the Balkan region, one of the most species-rich areas in Europe. https://jibs.modares.ac.ir/article_28634_5c6839e11219ac4b4021d194b43665f7.pdf