Saga pedo (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae): first records in the Transcarpathia, Ukraine
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.24144/1998-6475.2018.44.55-57Keywords:
Tettigoniidae, Saga pedo, Zakarpattia Region, Ukraine, new localities.Abstract
The bush-cricket Saga pedo (Pallas, 1771) was first detected for Zakarpattia Region (the Transcarpathia) of Ukraine. Two specimens were found in abandoned rock quarries in the Berehovo district in the beginning of June, 2018. Also, new findings of the species are possible on the South of the Region in similar biotopes. The populations are represented by wingless females, which reproduced by parthenogenesis.
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