Limotettix (Scleroracus) paradoxus (Linnavuori, 1953)

Tishechkin, D. Yu., 2022, New and interesting records of Auchenorrhyncha (Homoptera) in European Russia, Russian Entomological Journal 31 (3), pp. 234-248 : 243

28. Limotettix (Scleroracus) paradoxus

(Linnavuori, 1953)

Figs 92–93 .

DISTRIBUTION. Southeastern Ukraine, central and southern regions of European Russia, Northern Urals, Kazakhstan, southern Siberia, Mongolia [ Tishechkin, 2019].

RECORD. Oscillograms of calling signals of males from Moscow Oblast, Voskresensk District , environs of Beloozerskiy Town are given in Tishechkin [2019]. This is the first record of this species in Moscow Oblast and the northernmost record in European Russia .

REMARKS. L. (S.) paradoxus feeds on Artemisia spp. and is fairly common in steppes and deserts, often on saline soils. Rare in the forest zone; inhabits dry open biotopes.

Similar to L. (S.) transversus (Fallén, 1826) and can live with it in the same biotope. In appearance, differs from it in the shape of black pattern on vertex, including black transverse stripe not reaching eyes (always reaches eyes in L. (S.) transversus ; cf. Figs 92–93 and 94 ).

Figures

Figs 92–105. 92–93 — Limotettix (Scleroracus) paradoxus; 94 — L. (S.) transversus; 95–96 — Thamnotettix (Loepotettix) exemtus; 97– 101 — Mimallygus lacteinervis; 102 — Laburrus similis; 103–105 — Handianus potanini. 92–95, 97, 102–103 — male, habitus, dorsal view; 98 — same, female; 96, 99, 105 — aedeagus, lateral view, 100 — same, apical part, frontal and lateral view; 101, 104 — same, back view. Рис. 92–105. 92–93 — Limotettix (Scleroracus) paradoxus; 94 — L. (S.) transversus; 95–96 — Thamnotettix (Loepotettix) exemtus; 97–101 — Mimallygus lacteinervis; 102 — Laburrus similis; 103–105 — Handianus potanini. 92–95, 97, 102–103 — самец, внеШний вид, сверху; 98 — то же, самка; 96, 99, 105 — Эдеагус, сбоку, 100 — то же, верШиннаЯ часть, сбоку-спереди; 101, 104 — то же, сЗади.