Ephippiger discoidalis Fieber, 1853

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 : 18

1. Ephippiger discoidalis Fieber, 1853 = crvenoglava / krška sedlarka ( Fig. 3A )

First faunistic record for Croatia: Frauenfeld 1861

Also reported as: Ephippigera limbata Fischer, 1853 ( Frauenfeld 1861) , Ephippigera limbata variety major Krauss, 1879 , E. l. variety minor Krauss, 1879 , E. sphacophila Krauss, 1879 ( Krauss 1879)

Distribution in Croatia: Widespread and rather common in the Mediterranean part of the country. In the Dinaric Alps inhabiting only localities with strong Mediterranean influence.

Distribution in Europe: Common along the eastern Adriatic coast and the neighbouring Dinaric Alps and the Northern Pindos range, to the north reaching the Eastern Alps in Northeastern Italy (Chobanov et al. 2016).

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FIGURE 3. Diversity of Croatian Ensifera—Tettigoniidae: Bradyporinae, Conocephalinae, Meconematinae, Phaneropterinae. A. Ephippiger discoidalis (Lič 9.IX.2014. F. Rebrina), B. Ephippiger ephippiger (Lička Plješivica—Krbavsko polje 2.VIII.2017. N. Tvrtković), C. Ruspolia nitidula (Hrvatsko 30.VIII.2014. F. Rebrina), D. Meconema thalassinum (Kruščica 7.VIII.2014. F. Rebrina), and E. Barbitistes kaltenbachi (Vis Isl. 21.VII.2011. R. Felix).