Tettigonia viridissima (Linnaeus, 1758)

Sergeev, M. G., Storozhenko, S. Yu. & Benediktov, A. A., 2018, An annotated check-list of Orthoptera of Tuva and adjacent regions. Part 1. Suborder Ensifera, Far Eastern Entomologist 372, pp. 1-24 : 5

1. Tettigonia viridissima (Linnaeus, 1758)

Tettigonia viridissima: Sergeev, 1986: 178 ; Benediktov, 1997: 118; Storozhenko, 2004: 89.

MATERIAL. Tuva: Kyzyl City, Kaa (Malyj Yenissei) River , City Park, flood-plain ,

12.VIII 1993, 1 ♂ (Benediktov).

REMARKS. Occurrence of this species in Tuva requires confirmation because the male examined was lost. Benediktov (1997) also mentioned that this species had been registered from Tuva for the first time by Kazakova & Sergeev (1993). However, these authors mentioned it only to exemplify the species associated with northern slopes of mountain ranges of Southern Siberia. There were no exact indications about presence of T. viridissima in Uvs-Nuur Intermountain Basin .

DISTRIBUTION. Tuva: UKH. – Europe (except the North), South Siberia , N Africa ,

SW Asia, the Caucasus, Kazakhstan, Middle Asia, Afghanistan, N India, NW China,

Mongolia.

ECOLOGY. In the Altay-Sayan Mts. , the species is commonly associated with tall forbs meadows and bushes on clearings and openings, often together with T. caudata .