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Calliptamus italicus

Description

6.4 Calliptamus italicus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Ch: CAE; ERL: LC; P-V; %C: 9.35; ER: 890-3050 m; Ph: VIII-IX

In the MNP, C. italicus has been mainly observed at low elevations (i.e. up to 2020 m), especially in warm and dry open areas. The only exception is the specimen collected at 3050 m in the Varaita Valley (Punta Losetta, Pontechianale; 27/08/2020; DG), that, according to the available data, represents an altitudinal record throughout the whole species range (form the Iberian Peninsula to northwestern China), perhaps providing a first evidence of a dispersal behaviour of this taxon across the Alpine range (Giuliano 2021).

Notes

Published as part of Giuliano, Davide, 2022, Orthopteran diversity and distribution in the Monviso Natural Park (Western Italian Alps) (Orthoptera), pp. 45-64 in Fragmenta entomologica 54 (1) on page 53, DOI: 10.13133/2284-4880/536, http://zenodo.org/record/8148149

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Acrididae
Genus
Calliptamus
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Orthoptera
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Linnaeus
Species
italicus
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Calliptamus italicus (Linnaeus, 1758) sec. Giuliano, 2022

References

  • Giuliano D. 2021. Calliptamus italicus at 3050 m: a first evidence of dispersal across the Alps? (Orthoptera: Acrididae). Frag- menta Entomologica, 53 (1): 75 - 80. DOI: 10.13133 / 2284 - 4880 / 452