Natura Croatica Issue number: Natura Croatica, Vol. 22 No.1

Rammeihippus dinaricus (Götz, 1970) (Orthoptera: Acrididae) – novi rod i vrsta za faunu ravnokrilaca Hrvatske i prvi nalaz vrste nakon njena opisivanja

Authors: Josip Skejo, Fran Rebrina

Authors and affiliation

  • Josip Skejo Section of Orthopterology, Biology Students Association – BIUS, Division of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Rooseveltov trg 6, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia
  • Fran Rebrina University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Rooseveltov trg 6, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia; IUCN/SSC Grasshopper Specialist Group

Abstract

This paper presents the first data on the presence of the genus Rammeihippus Woznessenskij, 1996, species Rammeihippus dinaricus (Götz, 1970) (Orthoptera: Acrididae) in Croatia. The species was recorded on Dinara Mountain (south-eastern Croatia, middle Dalmatia) near Duler (1250 a.s.l.) on August 7th, 2012. This is also the first record since the description of the species near Vaganj pass on the same mountain, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Keywords

Rammeihippus dinaricus, Orthoptera, grasshoppers, fauna, Croatia