Gomphocerus (Gomphocerus) transcaucasicus Mistshenko, 1951

Mol, Abbas, Şirin, Deniz, Taylan, Mehmet Sait & Sevgili, Hasan, 2023, A review of the Anatolian Gomphocerus Thunberg, 1815 (Orthoptera: Acrididae Gomphocerinae) via morphological and bioacoustics characters: data suggesting a new species, a new subgenus and three new statuses, Zootaxa 5353 (5), pp. 401-429 : 420

Gomphocerus (Gomphocerus) transcaucasicus Mistshenko, 1951

Gomphocerus sibiricus transcaucasicus Mistshenko, 1951 . Bei-Bienko & Mistshenko 1951: 118.

Gomphocerus sibiricus transcaucasicus Mistshenko : Weidner 1969: 206; Gomphocerus sibiricus transcaucasicus Mistshenko : Demirsoy 1975: 97; Gomphocerus sibiricus transcaucasicus Mistshenko : Demirsoy 1977: 225, 226; Gomphocerus transcaucasicus Mistshenko : Çıplak et al.1999: 766; Gomphocerus sibiricus transcaucasicus Mistshenko : Gigliano et al. 2023; Gomphocerus transcaucasicus Mistshenko : Mol 2012: 130–132; Gomphocerus transcaucasicus Mistshenko : Mol & Zeybekoğlu 2013: 88–89.

Distribution in Palaearctic. Nahçivan A.S.S.R, Turkey ( Mol 2012 ).

Previous records from Turkey. Ardahan: Hanak-Ardahan road, exit from Hanak, 2100 m., 11.viii.2004, 3 males, 1 female (Leg. A. Mol ); Artvin: Denelet village, 5.viii.1954, 1 male, 2 females; Ardanuç, Bilbilan plateau, 2.viii.1973, 28 males, 23 females; 20.vii.1974, 10 males, 12 females; Şavşat, Yukarı Kocabey plateau, 21.viii.1974, 15 males, 14 females; Şavşat: Yukarı Kocabey plateua, 2450 m., 11.viii.2004, 4 females; 27.vii.2005, 16 males, 31 females (Leg. A. Mol ); Erzurum, Oltu; Rize: Altıparmak, 30.viii.1965, 1 male, 2 females; Trabzon: Maden plateau ( Karabağ 1963; Weidner 1969; Demirsoy 1975, 1977; Salman 1978; Mol 2007 , 2012).

Material examined. Ardahan: Hanak-Ardahan road, exit from Hanak , 2100 m., 11.viii.2004, 3 males ; 1 female ; Artvin: Şavşat-Ardahan road, Yukarı Kocabey plateau, N 41.022500, E 42.530556, 2425 m, 11.viii.2004, 4 females ; 27.vii.2015, 16 males, 30 females ; 17.viii.2006, 2 males (Leg. A. Mol ); Erzurum: Oltu, Kırdağ hill, 2650 m., 20.viii.2000, 2 males ; Kırdağ hill, old picnic area, 2485 m., 40.510833, E 42.100556, 21.viii.2015, 10 males, 23 females (leg. A. Mol , M.S.Taylan, D.Sirin)