Natura Croatica Issue number: Natura Croatica, Vol. 32 No.1

Distribution and ecology of the predatory katydid Saga pedo (Pallas, 1771) in Croatia with the first record in the continental region

Authors: Karmela Adžić, Maks Deranja, Maja Mihaljević, Fran Rebrina, Josip Skejo, Dušan Jelić, Marko Pavlović, Kristina Kirin, Nikola Tvrtković

Authors and affiliation

  • Karmela Adžić IUCN/SSC Grasshopper Specialist Group; BIOTA j.d.o.o., Braće Radića 128/A, 43290 Grubišno polje, Croatia
  • Maks Deranja IUCN/SSC Grasshopper Specialist Group; BIOTA j.d.o.o., Braće Radića 128/A, 43290 Grubišno polje, Croatia
  • Maja Mihaljević independent researcher; 10430 Samobor, Croatia
  • Fran Rebrina University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Rooseveltov trg 6, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia; IUCN/SSC Grasshopper Specialist Group
  • Josip Skejo University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Rooseveltov trg 6, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia; IUCN/SSC Grasshopper Specialist Group
  • Dušan Jelić BIOTA j.d.o.o., Braće Radića 128/A, 43290 Grubišno polje, Croatia
  • Marko Pavlović Prva privatna gimnazija s pravom javnosti Varaždin, Frana Supila 22, 42000 Varaždin, Croatia
  • Kristina Kirin independent researcher; 48260 Križevci, Croatia
  • Nikola Tvrtković Croatian Biospeleological Society, Savski kuti, Lomnička 3, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

Until now, Saga pedo (Pallas, 1771) was known to occur in Croatia only in the Mediterranean biogeographical region and on the southern slopes of the Dinaric Alps in the Alpine region. Here we give the first record of the species' presence deep inside what is officially called the Alpine region and in the Peripannonian area in the Continental region of the country. Along with all known specimens and observation records, our results represent the updated distribution of S. pedo in Croatia. Some notes on ecology, field observations, and discussion about habitat preferences are also given.

Keywords

Orthoptera, Saginae, bush crickets, citizen science, Kalnik Mt, fauna, parthenogenesis, Natura 2000 species Adžić, K., Deranja, M., Mihaljević, M., Rebrina, F., Skejo, J., Jelić, D., Pavlović, M., Kirin, K. &

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