Christian Darcemont

• Groupement d'Etudes Entomologiques Méditerranée

Uromenus dyrrhachiacus is an Orthoptera species which endemic to the region of Durrës in central Albania and currently is threatened with extinction. The last observations of this species concern only one locality. Its natural and original habitat continues to be drastically reduced by increased anthropization. A first prospecting campaign in the f...

Articulata 39 (2024): 69–82 Pholidoptera ebneri was described from Albania in 1931. About a quarter of a cen- tury later, P. stankoi was described from the Republic of North Macedonia, assum- ing that a different mountain range should host different species of this genus. In the absence of reliable differentiation criteria, for decades entomologis...

The Cika Mountain Grasshopper (Peripodisma ceraunii) is a Critically Endangered species found only in the Ceraunian Mountains of southern Albania. This paper presents the results of our studies (species, main drivers to threats) and proposed actions shared in a conservation plan. Quantitative studies were carried out with transects, pastoralism sta...

The global distribution of Prionotropis willemsorum in Albania and Greece was updated based on the latest results from 2024. Habitats were analysed in order to reconsider the ecological preferences of this species and the current status of the each of the five subpopulations. We compared our results to what is known about the much better studied Pr...

Prionotropis willemsorum, previously known as endemic to Greece, was observed in Albania at the end of August 2023, in the northwestern extension of Mt Nemërçkë. A brief description of the habitat and considerations for reassessing its status are discussed in this short note.

A new genus of the tribe Ephippigerini, Dinarippiger Skejo, Kasalo, Fontana et Tvrtković gen. nov., is described based on the characters of occiput coloration, tegmina coloration, cerci and pronotum shape. The new genus is morphologically intermediate between the genera Ephippiger Berthold, 1827 and Uromenus Bolívar, 1878, and presently includes on...

A first report on the occurrence of Prionotropis willemsorum, an orthopteran Pam-phagidae endemic to Greece is drawn up. The threats that particularly impact the habitats where this species lives are also assessed. They are mainly linked to alterations in grazing practices, whether it is the abandonment or the change from herds of sheep and goats t...

Nine Orthoptera (Caelifera) species have been selected as bio-indicators applicable to the republic of North Macedonia. These species have been chosen to cover a wide range of biotopes and altitudes; six of them indicate par their presence a good quality of the environment, and three of them indicate by their overabundance a degradation of the envi...

The reference book on the butterflies of the Shar Mountains in the Republic of North Macedonia - 254 pages

The Bulgarian Stone Grasshopper (Nocaracris bulgaricus) is a threatened species of the South Balkans. The species occurs at medium to high elevations. We studied the life cycle and found that the species overwinters as nymph, its development is slowed down at the second nymphal stage during 6 months in winter and then the development returns to nor...

Until now, Poecilimon pechevi Andreeva, 1978 was considered endemic to the Vlahina/Vlakhina Mountain (Ossogovo-Ograzhden mountain group) on the Bulgar-ian-Macedonian border. In July 2020, we discovered it on the Greek side of Orvilos Mountain, in the Western Rhodopes. The accurate status of this population re-mains to be defined by carrying out add...

Un bref résumé sur le pastoralisme en Grèce et en Albanie et ses effets sur la biodiversité, avec un exemple sur les insectes orthoptères.

Analysis of literature data, data from entomological collections in the Museum of Natural History (SKO), Nikola Nezlobinski Museum in Struga (NNS), the Scientific Tobacco Institute in Prilep (STP) and the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food in Skopje (FASF) and our research,showed that the family Sphingidae is well investigated in the Republi...

Demonstration of the loss of biodiversity where non native breeds of cattle have been introduced on Mediterranean mountains of Greece.

Presentation done the Friday 28 June 2019

Analizom literaturnih podataka, podataka iz zbirki Prirodoslovnog muzeja u Skoplju (SKO), Muzeja Nikola Nezlobinski u Strugi (NNS), Znanstvenog duhanskog instituta u Prilepu (STP), Fakulteta za poljoprivredu i hranu u Skoplju (FASF) te vlastitim terenskim istraživanjima, utvrđeno je da je porodica Sphingidae dobro istražena i da je za područje Repu...

Abstract Poster: Relationship between Orthoptera richness and pastoralism in Mediterranean mountains of southern Balkans. The threatened genus Peripodisma used as a key indicator to point out the negative impact of introduction of non-indigenous breeds of cattle. Michèle Lemonnier-Darcemont (1), Vassiliki Kati (2), Luc Willemse (3), Christian Darce...

In this paper, we have summarized all the data concerning Orthoptera insects recorded on the Macedonian side of the Shar Mountain, by gathering all the available data (collections of the Natural History Museum of Skopje, literature and personal samplings). Among the 54 species recorded, four species are protected and/or are considered as threatened...

This study examined the effects of pastoralism, including cattle grazing, on populations of three species of locally endemic and rare Peripodisma grasshoppers in calcareous grassland mountain habitats of northwestern Greece and southern Albania. The three Peripodisma species are on the IUCN Red List as near threatened, endangered, and critically en...

Poecilimon vodnensis, discovered in 1954 on Mount Vodno, near Skopje, had not been observed in the Republic of Macedonia since the sixties. Two new localities were found in 2012 and 2013 in the municipality of Prilep, in the southern extension of mountain ranges. In the still poorly studied area between old and new localities, the presence of the s...

Different mountains of Albania and Greece were surveyed to investigate the range of Peripodisma tymphii. For each of the localities surveyed, we estimated the population status and possible risks. At medium term, the Albanian populations do not seem threatened. However in Greece, the relatively recent introduction of non-native cows and cattle deri...

The Orthoptera fauna in southern Albania is still largely unexplored. In the summer and autumn of 2014, several entomological field trips were conducted in various habitats from the coast to the mountains. A total of 87 species were noted. Among them were some first records for the region.

The genus Peripodisma was previously known only from a single species, P. tymphii Willemse, 1972, found in the Epirus region in Greece, especially in the Pindos mountains. In summer 2014, we discovered a new population of Peripo-disma, morphologically differentiated from P. tymphii, in the Gjirokastër sector of Albania. This led us to describe the...

This paper describes Peripodisma llofizii n. sp., discovered during the summer of 2014 on Mount Llofiz around 1700 m above sea level, located in the North of Erind village in the district of Gjirokastra, in Albania. Very similar to P. tymphii Willemse, 1972, and known in the region of Epirus in Greece, up to and slightly beyond the border in Albani...

Tettigonia balcanica, sp. n., discovered in the mountainous regions of the Central, Western and North Balkan Peninsula, is described in this paper. This species has many similarities with T. silana and T. cantans. However, it differs by the song and some morphological characters. Its range differs from that of T. cantans, with which it has been con...

Records of macropterous Podisma pedestris are rare. Most records from literature are from the eastern Alps (Germany, Austria), and also from Russia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Our record on the southern border of the Republic of Macedonia is the southernmost of the known records. We found a copula where both the male and female were long-winged, wi...

Liste rouge des papillons (Lepidoptera : Hesperioidea & Papilionoidea) en République de Macédoine. La République de Macédoine est l’un des quelques pays européens qui n’a pas encore publié de liste rouge des papillons de jour. Le présent article a pour but de définir cette liste rouge, adaptée au contexte du pays, avec deux objectifs : (1) permett...

The butterfly fauna (Papilionoidea) of the National Park Galičica is relatively well known. However, the literature data on species found by numerous authors are generally without listed localities, for example only mentioning Galičica, Ohrid, etc. Research results on butterfly fauna in the National Park Galičica is based on a review of the materia...

The six European Saga species (Orthoptera Tettigoniidae) were mitochondrially analyzed for the COI gene. Results were compared with available karyological data, the two analyses producing complementary and congruent conclusions. European Saga species appear to be monophyletic, and probably derived from Asiatic species by a Robertsonian translocatio...

Dans le cadre de ses recherches sur le genre Saga, le G.E.E.M. enregistre en mai 2009 la naissance en élevage, d’un male et d’une femelle issus du croisement d’une femelle de Saga campbelli Kaltenbach 1965 avec un mâle de Saga hellenica Kaltenbach 1967. L’analyse cytogénétique de la femelle hybride confirme son origine hybride et qu’une seule trans...

The purpose of this paper is to propose a synthetic evaluation of the richness of the Orthoptera community at a given site. A global score (R) is obtained by combining four indices, some of which are already in use. This paper describes the appropriate use of these indices and provides an example. Zusammenfassung Es wird ein synthetischer Parameter...

Les noms vernaculaires des papillons diurnes de Grèce sont établis ici en langue grecque. Cette démarche a déjà été réalisée dans différentes langues. D'une manière générale, l'usage des noms communs permet de susciter l'intérêt d'un plus large public. Abstract. — This paper is aimed to draw up the common names of butterflies of Greece, in Greek la...

Bradyporus dasypus, only taxon of its genus, is one of the largest European ap-terous bush-cricket. It is coloured in black with metallic sheen bronze or copper. Its distribution is over the Balkan Peninsula. Its geographic range and altitude matches more or less with that of the Hungarian Oak (Quercus frainetto). B. dasypus prefers mainly semi-ope...

This paper provides statistical data on five European Saginae based on field data of Saga pedo (Pallas, 1771) in France, and breeding in the natural environment for all species. For S. pedo, almost 800 locations are known. The preferred altitude lies between 50 and 400 meter of altitude, mainly on limestone.

Karyotypes of the polyploid parthenogenetic species Saga pedo from four localities in France and the Republic of Macedonia were constructed and compared. All these karyotypes consist of 70 chromosomes, which is more than twice that in other species of the genus. The chromosomes differ from each other, making the matching of homologues difficult. Ka...

Saga rhodiensis se révèle très proche de S. natoliae et ces deux taxons s’acceptent mutuellement pour la copulation. En outre, ils constituent, avec S. hellenica, un groupe assez homogène au niveau chromosomique. Sur le plan morphologique S. hellenica se distingue aisément des deux autres espèces, et aucun accouplement croisé n’a pu aboutir dans no...

Combining the first cytogenetic analysis of tour European Saga species, and trie re-assessment of the karyotype of Saga pedo (Pallas 1771), with published data and tne results of investigations in the field, a phylogeny of the species included is proposed. The most ancestral karyotypes seem to be those of Saga ornata Burmeister 1839 and Saga cappad...

Ces notes constituent une synthèse de nos données d'élevage en conditions climatiques naturelles, de la plupart des Saginae européens (hors Saga rhodiensis Salfi, 1929). La majorité des adultes est isolée dans des cages individuelles. Pour chaque appariement, un mâle et une femelle sont mis en présence sur une aire semi-naturelle, le temps de l'acc...

Studies on the phylogeny of the genus Saga (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae): chromosomic data. Combining the fi rst cytogenetic analysis of four European Saga species, and the re-assessment of the karyotype of Saga pedo (Pallas 1771), with published data and the results of investigations in the fi eld, a phylogeny of the species included is proposed. Th...

Since 2004, hybridizations in captivity were tested between Saga pedo (Pallas 1771), a parthenogenetic species, and various bisexual closely related species of the Balkans: Saga hellenica Kaltenbach 1967, Saga rammei Kaltenbach 1965 and Saga campbelli Uvarov 1921. Mating with formation of spermatophores were noted in all cases. The first hatching,...

Depuis 2004, des hybridations en captivité ont été expérimentées entre Saga pedo (Pallas 1771), espèce parthénogénétique, et diverses espèces affines bisexuées des Balkans : Saga hellenica Kaltenbach 1967, Saga rammei Kaltenbach 1965, Saga campbelli Uvarov 1921. Des accouplements avec formation de spermatophore se vérifient dans tous les cas. Les p...