Saga hakkarica Sirin & Taylan, 2019

Taylan, Mehmet Sait, Şirin, Deniz, Sevgili, Hasan & Yeşilyurt, Fatih, 2021, A preliminary research and notes on Orthoptera (Insecta) Fauna of Hakkari Province, Zootaxa 5060 (1), pp. 45-70 : 52

Saga hakkarica Sirin & Taylan, 2019

Distribution in Turkey: Known only from Hakkari Province ( Şirin et al. 2019).

Previous records: Hakkari, Bayköy , 37°32´89´´N, 43°42´70´´E, 2035 m, 13.VII.2018, 3♂, 3♀, leg. M.S. Taylan (type locality).

Material examined: Hakkari: Demirtaş, Yağmurlu grassland, 37°43´917´´N, 43°59´984´´E, 2210 m, 29.VI.2019, 2♂, 2♀, (leg. M. S. Taylan, C. Yılmaz, M. Erdek & S. Özdinc); Yüksekova, Nehil Sazlığı location, Dağlıca way, 37°26´09.50´´N, 44°21´54.10´´E, 1861 m, 16.VI.2020, 1♂, (leg. M.S. Taylan).

Notes: This species has morphological similarity to S. ephippigera , but is acoustically ( Şirin et al. 2019) and genetically distinct ( Binici et al. 2021).