Calliptamus italicus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Giuliano, Davide, 2022, Orthopteran diversity and distribution in the Monviso Natural Park (Western Italian Alps) (Orthoptera), Fragmenta entomologica 54 (1), pp. 45-64 : 53

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).