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Biometric study on 285 male samples and 250 female samples from continental France, Corsica, Sardinia, Spain, Greece, Morocco and Algeria allows the following results: 1) Perhaps Oedipoda miniata mauretanica Lucas (1849) from Maghreb is a good specie, distinct from the European species Oedipoda miniata miniata (Pallas), although closely related to...
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... Harz (1975) (Defaut & Morichon, 2015]. Recently, a couple of taxonomic changes have been made (Defaut, 2006): O. coerulea, which was originally described as Oedipoda miniata coerulea and assigned as a subspecies to O. fuscocincta by Harz (1975) was raised to species level. Oedipoda fuscocincta morini Defaut, 2006 andO. ...
... Recently, a couple of taxonomic changes have been made (Defaut, 2006): O. coerulea, which was originally described as Oedipoda miniata coerulea and assigned as a subspecies to O. fuscocincta by Harz (1975) was raised to species level. Oedipoda fuscocincta morini Defaut, 2006 andO. caerulescens sardeti Defaut, 2006 were described as new subspecies endemic to Corsica. ...
... Interestingly, Lepley (2008) documented a population of O. coerulea from the French Pyrenees with red, blue and yellow wings. This species was formerly considered a subspecies of O. fuscocincta (Harz, 1975 as 'Oedipoda fuscocincta caerulea') but has been given species status by Defaut (2006 (Cigliano et al., 2022). ...
The evolutionary history and biogeography of species is strongly influenced by climatic conditions and geomorphology. Most thermophilic organisms in Europe have survived colder periods in Mediterranean refugia, which can be inferred from their genetic structure. The band-winged grasshopper genus Oedipoda occurs with nine species in the Mediterranean. We inferred the phylogeny of the western Palaearctic Oedipoda species using gene sequences (two mitochondrial and one nuclear) of a comprehensive sample of most species. Our results show that genetic differentiation between most species is quite strong. Four subspecies (Oedipoda caerulescens amoricana Sellier, 1948 syn. nov., Oedipoda germanica kraussi Ramme, 1931 syn. nov.,Oedipoda fuscocincta morini Defaut, 2006 syn. nov., and Oedipoda fuscocincta portugalensis Ramme, 1931 syn. nov.) are not supported by our study and are synonymized with the nominate subspecies. Two former subspecies (Oedipoda mauritanica Lucas, 1849 stat. nov. and Oedipoda meridionalis Ramme, 1931 stat. nov.) and one former synonym (Oedipoda pentagonalis Jannone, 1937 stat. nov.) are raised to species level. The status of Oedipoda fuscocincta Lucas, 1847 and Oedipoda coerulea Saussure, 1884 remains unresolved. The subspecies Oedipoda caerulescens sardeti Defaut, 2006 has a wider distribution, including the Iberian Peninsula, southern France, Corsica and Sardinia. The phylogeographic pattern is in line with classic Mediterranean refugia with two waves of differentiation.
... All specimens were frozen at -20 °C until their use in the analyses. Taxonomic identification was carried out using taxonomic keys that employ external morphology (Chopard (1943), Mestre (1988), Defaut (2006) finotianus (Saussure 1885); and S. carinatus. Fifty-one individuals were used in the DNA barcoding analysis, where each species was represented by at least seven specimens. ...
The Oedipodinae subfamily is the most species-rich and numerically abundant group of Acrididae in Algeria. Here, genetic and chemical data were used to characterize the identities of six species: Oedipoda miniata mauritanica (Lucas, 1849); Acrotylus patruelis (Herrich-Shaeffer, 1838); A. insubricus insubricus (Scopoli, 1786); Sphingonotus (Neosphingonotus) azurescens (Rambur, 1838); Sphingonotus (Neosphingonotus) finotianus (Saussure, 1885); and Sphingoderus carinatus (Saussure, 1888). Individuals were collected from two different sites in the Sétif region of northeastern Algeria. First, specimens were classified based on their morphological traits. Second, phylogenetic analysis was performed using DNA barcoding data (COI gene). Third, the specimens’ cuticular hydrocarbons (CHCs) were analyzed. The phylogenetic analysis revealed clear distinctions among the species. The chemotaxonomic analysis highlighted CHC profile similarities between S. azurescens and S. finotianus and CHC profile differences between A. patruelis and A. i. insubricus. Compared to S. azurescens and S. finotianus, S. carinatus had n-alkanes and trimethylalkanes with much shorter carbon chains. The genetic and chemical data obtained here have helped clarify differences within and between genera. These data also enabled to clearly distinguish among the six species.
... All the specimens are kept in the collection of Science Faculty of Limoges University (Petit 2018). They were identified using a stereomicroscope after softening in hot water, using the keys of Chopard (1943), Descamps (1968Descamps ( , 1970, Descamps & Mounassif (1972), Llorente & Pinedo (1990), Grunshaw (1991), Massa et al. (1993), Biondi & Massa (1995), Defaut (1988Defaut ( , 2006Defaut ( , 2017, Defaut & Jaulin (2008), Massa (2013), Louveaux et al. (2020), and Cigliano et al. (2020). The nomenclature was updated using OSF2 site (http://orthoptera.speciesfile.org). ...
... This Ibero-Maghrebian subspecies is widely distributed in the northern part of Morocco (Louveaux et al. 2020). In the Oriental region it was recorded from Debdou and Berkane (Defaut 2006;Maurel 2008), confirmed here by our records. ...
New faunistic and distributional data are provided on grasshopper and cricket fauna from the Oriental region of Morocco, a poorly studied area, covering 88,681 km². An annotated list of 62 species, belonging to 41 genera and 10 families, is given. Fourteen species are newly recorded for the Oriental region. Moreover, at least 14 taxa are rediscovered in whole Morocco more than 30 years after their last record. Finally, we add new distribution records for the previously known species, including pest ones such as Schistocerca gregaria and Dociostaurus maroccanus. In a context of mainly arid steppe landscape, the richness of stations increases with annual rainfall and follows the Mid-Domain effect with altitude. We found a clear dominance of the Palearctic elements, mainly Mediterranean, with a high proportion of endemic species. This chorotype pattern is similar to patterns observed for other insect groups in the same study area.
... The color of this species was brown ochre to gray. The lateral carina was reduced or absent, while the median carina of the prozone was slightly protruding and wide at the base [24]. The black band on the wing was not or only slightly extended in the forefield; the wing background color was yellow or greenish blue [19] (Fig. 2a). ...
Locusts are known for their herbivorous diet that constitutes a nuisance to agriculture worldwide, in Morocco these insects are considered a real threat and are widely distributed in the country. These insects are equipped with a digestive system that allows them to digest huge amounts of plant tissue. To understand the mechanisms allowing this voracity, the current study has focused on the diversity of gut microbiome using biochemical and molecular analysis tools, different bacterial isolates were identified and studied. The present study results showed the presence of four important bacterial families that are present in the intestine of these insects, namely Micrococcaceae, Dermabacteraceae, Bacillaceae, and Pseudomonadaceae. The results of Gram staining showed that 2 of 11 isolates were Gram-negative bacteria, however, only 9 bacterial strains were catalase positive. While, 3 strains (Pseudomonas stutzeri S12, Kocuria rhizophila, and Bacillus thuringiensis S4 and S8) had pectinase activity, while only one strain (Pseudomonas stutzeri S12) had cellulase activity.
... In the past, O. miniata was also recorded from Apulia by Paoli (1937), who found it common and widespread, and by La Greca (1959); however, La Greca (1994) re-identified the specimens from Apulia as O. charpentieri, a species previously unrecorded in Italy. Later Schmidt & Lilge (1997) recorded O. charpentieri from Sardinia and Malta, but Defaut (2006) considered that Sardinian specimens might possibly belong to O. caerulescens sardeti. In the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale 'G. ...
... Differences between O. cynthiae n. sp. and O. g. germanica, O. g. meridionalis, O. miniata and O. charpentieri are synthesized in the following key to red-winged Oedipoda species living in the Mediterranean. Concerning the biometrics, O. cynthiae n. sp. has a very similar size of O. charpentieri (see measurements of the latter inDefaut 2006 andDefaut &Morichon 2015), as well as similar internal genitalia of O.charpentieri and O. miniata (cf. Harz 1975). ...
... Differences between O. cynthiae n. sp. and O. g. germanica, O. g. meridionalis, O. miniata and O. charpentieri are synthesized in the following key to red-winged Oedipoda species living in the Mediterranean. Concerning the biometrics, O. cynthiae n. sp. has a very similar size of O. charpentieri (see measurements of the latter inDefaut 2006 andDefaut &Morichon 2015), as well as similar internal genitalia of O.charpentieri and O. miniata (cf. Harz 1975). ...
Oedipoda cynthiae n. sp. (Orthoptera: Acrididae: Oedipodinae) is described from Apulia (South Italy). In the past, the same population here considered had been assigned to O. miniata and later to O. charpentieri. Morphological features, biogeographical considerations, and a preliminary molecular analysis confirm that this population must be assigned to a new species, which is described and illustrated here.
... To complement the species inventory, within each sampling site we further collected individuals recorded outside the standardised 50-m transects, which appeared to be morphologically distinct. All individuals collected were later identified to species level in the laboratory, based on: Llucià-Pomares (2002), Defaut (2005a) and Defaut and Aulin (2008) for Aiolopus spp.; Barat (2012) for Bradyporinae; Defaut (2004) and García et al. (2005) for Dociostaurus spp.; Ragge and Reynolds (1984) for Euchorthippus spp.; Llorente and Pinedo (1990) for Odontura spp.; Cordero et al. (2009) for Oecanthus spp.; Defaut (2006) for Oedipoda spp.; Clemente et al. (1990) for Omocestus spp.; Massa (2012) and Llorente and Presa (1997) for Pamphagidae; and Husemann et al. (2013) and Defaut (2005b) for Sphingonothus spp. Scientific nomenclature follows Cigliano et al. (2016) and vouchers of each species are deposited in CIBIO's collection. ...
With the increasing awareness of the need for Orthoptera conservation, greater efforts must be gathered to implement specific monitoring schemes. Despite recent surveys, little is known about Portuguese Orthoptera populations. This study was performed in 2014 and 2015 mainly in Castro Verde Special Protection Area (SPA), southern Portugal, and is the first Orthoptera inventory conducted in the area. A total of 35 Orthoptera species was recorded, with two new species reported for Portugal. We provide species’ habitat occurrences within the protected area and use information on the conservation status and the Iberian distribution of each documented species to discuss the importance of Castro Verde SPA for Orthoptera conservation. The data presented here sheds new light on Castro Verde SPA biodiversity and emphasizes the inclusion of this area in the conservation of Orthoptera diversity, particularly in the protection of threatened endemic species.
... Oedipoda charpentieri Fieber, 1853 Usmani (2008), following characters used by Harz (1975), records this species from Al Awaynat (Fezzan). Although Défaut (2006) found that wings of O. charpentieri may be blue, pink or red, he pointed out that characters separating it from O. caerulescens and other related Oedipoda, are the cubital extension of the wing; dark band clearly exceeding the middle of the transparent extension. O charpentieri has also been recorded from Algeria (Chopard 1943), but Défaut (2006) considers that this record has to be confirmed, and possibly this species is absent in North Africa. ...
... Although Défaut (2006) found that wings of O. charpentieri may be blue, pink or red, he pointed out that characters separating it from O. caerulescens and other related Oedipoda, are the cubital extension of the wing; dark band clearly exceeding the middle of the transparent extension. O charpentieri has also been recorded from Algeria (Chopard 1943), but Défaut (2006) considers that this record has to be confirmed, and possibly this species is absent in North Africa. ...
A list of Libyan Orthoptera is presented based on specimens preserved in Museums, incorporating all (previously published or unpublished) label information. Overall, 141 species are included, of which four are new records for the country. Given within “species inquirendae” are another six species, with the reasons for confirming their presence. Libya's orthopteran fauna is probably not rich, but our knowledge of it is far from exhaustive.
... Les travaux consultés pour les déterminations furent CHOPARD (1952), DEFAUT (2001b) et LLUCIA-POMARES (2002), complétés par DEFAUT (2006) pour les espèces du genre Oedipoda Serville, 1831. ...
Thirty-three localities were sampled within the nature Reserve of Py (France, Pyrenees-Orientals) during years 2007 and 2008. Fifty-four orthoptera species were recorded within the survey territory as well as one phasmid and one praying mantis.
The total number of taxa was raised therefore to 56. Twelve species were considered as patrimonial. Among them, eight are also "meaningful species" for the second generation ZNIEFF zones. One species was new for the department of Pyrenees-Orientals. The graphical representation of the Mountains cricket call signal is provided. A first evaluation of the orthoptera stratification within the Reserve is given as well as a first analysis of grazing consequences on the orthoptera community.
Nous présentons une liste commentée des soixante-trois espèces d'orthoptères que nous avons rencontrées de 2009 à 2015 dans soixante-seize localités des monts de Tlemcen et ses environs immédiats, liste augmentée des vingt-trois espèces qui y ont été citées, parfois à tort, dans les travaux d'autres auteurs. Cinq espèces semblent mentionnées ici pour la première fois dans les monts de Tlemcen sensu stricto (dont Sphingonotus finotianus), une espèce l'est dans la dépression de Maghnia-Remchi (Rive-tina baetica tenuidentata), sept espèces dans les Hautes-Plaines steppiques (dont Platycleis albopunctata maura et Eunapiodes g. granosus), deux espèces dans les monts de Tlemcen sensu lato, c'est à dire incluant la dépression de Maghnia et les Hautes-Plaines (dont Phaneroptera nana et Paraeuryparyphes quadridentatus), et onze espèces dans la wilaya de Tlemcen (dont Ey-prepocnemis p. plorans, Heteracris adspersa, Heteracris minuta, Sphingonotus savignyi, Sphingonotus tricinctus, Omocestus lucasii et Gomphocerippus vagans africanus). À cela il faut peut-être ajouter une espèce nouvelle pour l'Algérie : le phasme cf. Maransis koenigi, mais la détermination n'est pas sûre (exemplaire juvénile). Mots clés. Espèces nouvelles pour la région ; liste critique d'espèces. Abstract. We present an annotated list of sixty-three Orthoptera species we noted from year 2009 to 2015 in seventy-six localities in the Tlemcen mountains and its immediate surroundings, increased with twenty-three species that have been cited, sometimes wrongly, in works of other authors. Five species seem mentioned here for the first time in the mountains of Tlemcen sensu stricto (with for example Sphingonotus finotianus), one species is in the depression of Maghnia-Remchi (Rivetina baetica tenuidentata), seven species in the steppic High Plains (with Platycleis albopunctata maura and Eunapiodes g. granosus), two species in the mountains of Tlemcen sensu lato,. i.e. including depression of Maghnia and High Plains (with Phaneroptera nana and Paraeuryparyphes quadridentatus), and ten species in the wilaya of Tlemcen (with Eyprepocnemis p. plorans, Heteracris adspersa, Heteracris minu-ta, Sphingonotus savignyi, Sphingonotus tricinctus, Omocestus lucasii and Gomphocerippus vagans africanus). Maybe one must to add a new species for Algeria: the stick insect cf. Maransis koenigi, but the determination is not sure (sample juvenile).
