Stenobothrus croaticus ( Ramme, 1933 )

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 : 59

52. Stenobothrus croaticus ( Ramme, 1933) = hrvatski tamnokrili skakavac ( Fig. 8D )

First faunistic record for Croatia: Ramme 1933

Also reported as: S. nigromaculatus variety istrianus ( Krauss, 1879) [partim] ( Padewieth 1900)

Distribution in Croatia: Stenoendemic, known only from the southern slopes of Velebit Mt. The species' presence is confirmed at a single locality (above Jurjevo on Velebit Mt., close to Gornji Lopci), while the other locality (on a hill above Senj, not precisely reported, cited by Ramme in the original description from 1933) was never identified. Distribution in Europe: Endemic to Croatia. Known from two localities in the northern part of Velebit Mountain (Chobanov et al. 2016).

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

Figures

FIGURE 8. Diversity of Croatian Caelifera—Acrididae: Gomphocerinae, Melanoplinae. A. Chrysochraon dispar (Plešivica 25.VI.2018. I. Grgić), B. Omocestus rufipes (Biokovo 27.VII.2016. J. Skejo), C. Rammeihippus dinaricus (Vrdovo, Troglav 30.V.2014. J. Skejo), D. Stenobothrus croaticus (Velebit 25.VII.2014. J. Skejo), and E. Miramella irena (Buzim 9.VII.2006. N. Tvrtković).