| Autor: |
Skejo J; University of Zagreb; Faculty of Science; Department of Biology; Division of Zoology; Rooseveltov trg 6; HR-10000; Zagreb; Croatia; LIB-Leibniz-Institut zur Analyse des Biodiversitätswandels-Standort Hamburg; Martin-Luther-King-Platz 3; D-20146 Hamburg. skejo.josip@gmail.com., Kasalo N; University of Zagreb; Faculty of Science; Department of Biology; Division of Zoology; Rooseveltov trg 6; HR-10000; Zagreb; Croatia. niko.kasalo5@gmail.com., Fontana P; Fondazione Edmund Mach; Via Mach; 1; San Michele all'Adige; Italy; Fondazione Museo Civico di Rovereto; Borgo Santa Caterina; 41; Rovereto; Italy. paolo_api.fontana@fmach.it., Ivković S; Trier University; Department of Biogeography; Universitätsring 15; D-54286 Trier; Germany. s6slivko@uni-trier.de., Tvrtković N; Alagovićeva 21; HR-10000 Zagreb; Croatia. nikolatvrtkovic71@gmail.com., Rebrina F; University of Zagreb; Faculty of Science; Department of Biology; Division of Zoology; Rooseveltov trg 6; HR-10000; Zagreb; Croatia. frebrina@biol.pmf.hr., Adžić K; BIOTA j.d.o.o.; Braće Radića 128/A; 43290 Grubišno polje; Croatia. karmela.adzic@gmail.com., Buzzetti FM; Fondazione Edmund Mach; Via Mach; 1; San Michele all'Adige; Italy; Fondazione Museo Civico di Rovereto; Borgo Santa Caterina. buzzettifilippo@fondazionemcr.it., Ćato S; Srednja strukovna škola Šibenik; Ante Šupuka 31; Šibenik HR-22000; Croatia. cato11224@gmail.com., Deranja M; BIOTA j;d;o;o;; Braće Radića 128/A; 43290 Grubišno polje; Croatia. maks.deranja@gmail.com., Gomboc S; Gančani 110; 9231 Beltinci; Slovenia. stanislav.gomboc@siol.net., Scherini R; Via Pianzola 14; IT-27010 Linarolo (PV); Italy. rscherini@gmail.com., Škorput J; KBC Zagreb; Kišpatićeva ulica 12; HR-10000 Zagreb; Croatia. jadranka.skorput.96@gmail.com., Veenvliet P; Šmarata 22; 1386 Stari trg pri Ložu; Slovenia. paul@paulveenvliet.art., Vuković M; Hrvatski prirodoslovni muzej; Demetrova 1; HR-10000 Zagreb; Croatia. marijana.vukovic@hpm.hr., Lemonnier-Darcemont M; Groupement d'Études Entomologiques Méditerranée (G;E;E;M;); P;O; BOX 60; 48060 Parga; Greece. michele.lemonnier-darcemont@geem.org., Darcemont C; Groupement d'Études Entomologiques Méditerranée (G;E;E;M;); P;O; BOX 60; 48060 Parga; Greece. darcemont@free.fr., Heller KG; Triesdorf Bahnhof 8; 91732 Merkendorf; Germany. heller.volleth@t-online.de. |
| Abstrakt: |
A new genus of the tribe Ephippigerini, Dinarippiger Skejo, Kasalo, Fontana et Tvrtković gen. nov., is described based on the characters of occiput coloration, tegmina coloration, cerci and pronotum shape. The new genus is morphologically intermediate between the genera Ephippiger Berthold, 1827 and Uromenus Bolívar, 1878, and presently includes only Dalmatian Saddle Bush Cricket, Dinarippiger discoidalis (Fieber, 1853) comb. nov., hitherto known as Ephippiger discoidalis Fieber, 1853. The species inhabits NE Italy (mainly Carso Triestino), SW Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, and Montenegro, i.e., islands and karst habitats along the eastern Adriatic coast, with isolated findings in Albania and Italy. Its prominent variation in size and coloration has already produced many synonyms (= limbata Fischer, 1853, = limbata var. major Krauss, 1879, = limbata var. minor Krauss, 1879, = selenophora Fieber, 1853, = sphacophila Krauss, 1879), which may suggest that what is currently regarded as a single species could represent a complex of distinct species with restricted distributions. This study also presents an annotated distribution map and a bioacoustic analysis of D. discoidalis comb. nov. Further research, especially adopting molecular methods, is necessary to assess possible cryptic diversity within the genus Dinarippiger gen. nov. and elucidate its evolutionary history. |
