Anterastes serbicus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1882

Alexiou, Sotiris, 2017, New distribution records of Orthoptera of Greece, Journal of Orthoptera Research 26 (1), pp. 53-63 : 53-54

Anterastes serbicus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1882

Distribution

Macedonia: Mt. Vrondous (Lailias): 1500m, 20 VIII 2016, 1♂; 1850m, 20 VIII 2016, 2♂, 1♀. Fig. 3 .

Anterastes serbicus is a mountainous species, with isolated, patchy distribution on summits of mountains of Balkan and W. Turkey ( Çiplak et al. 2015, Mol et al. 2016). In Greece, it is known from the high elevation of seven mountains, Olimpos, Ossa, Pieria, Bermio, Barnous, Pangeo and Falakro ( Willemse 1984) (Fig. 4 ).

Mt. Vrondous is a well visited mountain mainly because of the road that leads to the ski resort. It is situated just north of the town of Serres. On Mt. Vrondous, A. serbicus was collected from the plateau of the ski center at 1500m, inside dense grass vegetation. The species was most abundant above timberline, at the summit area (1850m), on dry rocky ground with very sparse vegetation. It should be noted that compared to specimens from Mt. Pangeo, those of Mt. Vrondous are 25% smaller, with a body length of 11-13 mm.

Figures

Figure 3. Anterastes serbicus, lateral view (scale bar: 5 mm).

Figure 4. Distribution of Anterastes serbicus in Greece (• literature localities, ▲ new locality).