19. Anacridium aegyptium (Linnaeus, 1764) = egipatska šaška

First faunistic record for Croatia: Germar 1817

Also reported as: Gryllus lineola Fabricius, 1781 (Germar 1817), Acridium tataricum (Linnaeus, 1758) (Kollar 1846), A. tartaricum [misspelled name] (Pungur 1899),

Distribution in Croatia: Widely distributed and rather common in the Mediterranean part of the country, in the Dinaric Alps it is found in localities with the Mediterranean influence. There is a doubtful record from Srijem (=Szerém) (Pungur 1899). Occasionally this species is known to produce swarms in Istria and Dalmatia, and is well known among local people along the Adriatic coast.

Distribution in Europe: Mediterranean species widely distributed in the Iberian peninsula, Apennine peninsula, Mediterranean (coastal) part of the Balkans, Mediterranean islands, and Crimea (Hochkirch et al. 2016).