Arcyptera Serville, 1838

Skejo, Josip, Rebrina, Fran, Szövényi, Gergely, Puskás, Gellért & Tvrtković, Nikola, 2018, The first annotated checklist of Croatian crickets and grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Ensifera, Caelifera), Zootaxa 4533 (1), pp. 1-95 : 51

genus Arcyptera Serville, 1838 = žarki skakavci

21. Acryptera brevipennis (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1861)

21.1. Acryptera brevipennis brevipennis (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1861) = dinarski žarki skakavac

First faunistic record for Croatia: Brunner von Wattenwyl 1861

Also reported as: Stethophyma variegatum (Panz.) [partim] ( Frauenfeld 1861) [correct author of Gryllus (Locusta) variegatum is Sulzer, 1776], S. variegatum variety brevipennis Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1861 (Brunner von Wattenwyl 1861)

Distribution in Croatia: Nominal subspecies only. Found in the Mediterranean part of the country (not recorded in Dubrovnik area) and in the Dinaric Alps, as well as on Cres Island (Mt. Sis, Szövényi 06.VII.2017). Widespread, but not common.

Distribution in Europe: The species A. brevipennis has disjunct distribution in Southwestern and Southeastern Europe (two different subspecies). Nominal subspecies ( Arcyptera b. brevipennis ) inhabits the Balkans from Croatia (extinct in Slovenia) (northern distribution border) to Montenegro (southern border); A. brevipennis vicheti Harz, 1975 is found in Northern Spain and in the Mediterranean part of France ( Hochkirch et al. 2016).

Taxonomic note: Taxonomic status of the two subspecies needs to be studied as these may represent unique species.

IUCN Red List status: Vulnerable (Europe and EU28) ( Hochkirch et al. 2016).