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Objavljeni brojevi Issue number: Natura Croatica, Vol. 35 No.1

First record of the desert locust in Croatia after more than a century

Authors: Skejo, Josip; Martinović, Matea

Authors and affiliation

  • Skejo, Josip Evolution Laboratory, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Rooseveltov trg 6, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia
  • Martinović, Matea Dubrovnik Natural History Museum, Androvićeva 1, HR-20000 Dubrovnik, Croatia

Abstract

In this faunistic contribution, we report the first record of the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria (Forskål, 1775) (Acrididae: Cyrtacanthacridinae), in Croatia after more than 100 years. Specimen of this migratory species was photographed in April 2025 near Dubrovnik, southern Croatia. Reliably known from only two previous records, one reported by Padewieth from Senj in 1900 and another by Langhoffer from Dalmatia in the 1920s, the Dubrovnik finding represents the third known occurrence of this species along the Croatian coast.

Keywords

Schistocerca gregaria; Orthoptera; Acrididae; Cyrtacanthacridinae; Dubrovnik; Montenegro; Italy

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