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Fragmenta entomologica, 52 (1): 85–99 (2020)
Research article
Submitted: December 10th, 2019 - Accepted: March 8th, 2020 - Published: March 31st, 2020
New records of Orthoptera from Molise (Southern Italy) with an updated
provisional checklist
Filippo CECCOLINI 1, Lucia PIZZOCARO 2, Fabio CIANFERONI 1,3,*
1 Zoology, “La Specola”, Natural History Museum, University of Florence - Via Romana 17, I-50125 Florence, Italy
ceccolinif@virgilio.it; cianferoni.fabio@gmail.com
2 Centro Studi Naturalistici Bresciani - Via Antonio Federico Ozanam 4, I-25128 Brescia, Italy - lucia.pizzocaro@gmail.com
3 Research Institute on Terrestrial Ecosystems, CNR – National Research Council of Italy - Via Madonna del Piano 10
I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino (FI), Italy
* Corresponding author
Abstract
New chorological data on some species of Orthoptera from the Italian region Molise are given, and 11 species are recorded as new for
this area. Moreover, an updated checklist of the Orthoptera thus far recorded from Molise is provided.
Key words: Orthoptera, Molise, faunistics, new records, checklist.
Introduction
Molise, with a surface of 4460.6 km² (ISTAT 2013), is a
small region of South Italy. It is divided into two prov-
inces: Campobasso and Isernia, and it includes part of the
National Park of Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise, in addition
to other minor protected areas. Its area is predominantly
mountainous (55%), while the rest is mostly hilly (Mipa-
af 2010); it has also 35 kilometes of sandy coastline to the
northeast, lying on the Adriatic Sea (Ielardi 2002).
Despite its key position in the Italian peninsula, one
of Earth’s biodiversity hotspots in the Mediterranean (see
Myers et al. 2000; Minelli et al. 2002; Blasi et al. 2005),
and its ecosystems variety, this region has been little in-
vestigated from an entomological point of view (see Ruffo
& Stoch 2005, 2007). Despite the great tradition of Ital-
ian orthopterologists, even the Orthoptera have been little
studied in this area and the relatively few data available
were summarized by Fontana et al. (2005) and Massa et al.
(2012). The most specic work dealing also the Orthoptera
from Molise is that of Fontana et al. (2004) on the afore-
mentioned National Park, but most of the data comes from
the Abruzzo region.
The present work provides new records for this group
of insects, increasing the number of known species in the
region, and summarizes the knowledge with an update
checklist.
Material and methods
The examined material come from collected specimens or
photos from the web. For each site, the following infor-
mation is provided: locality, date, collector or photogra-
pher, number of specimens (specifying sex when possi-
ble), repository or source. For each record, name places
are maintained in Italian. Geographical coordinates are in
decimal degrees (datum WGS84). The uncertainty of data
(in metres) is indicated according to the point-radius meth-
od (Wieczorek et al. 2004). Moreover, information about
biology and distribution, with focus on Italy, is also given.
All photographic records were conrmed by the authors.
The collected material was identied in part by the authors
and in part by Bruno Massa (University of Palermo); in
the latter case the identier is specied in the text. Nomen-
clature and taxonomy follow Cigliano et al. (2019) except
for the species Acrida ungarica (Herbst, 1786), for which
Skejo et al. (2018) is followed.
In the references of the checklist, the quotations from
Fontana et al. (2007) are not reported, since this work is
simply the translation in English of Fontana et al. (2005).
Abbreviations used in the examined material are the
following:
CFCC F. Ceccolini collection, Rassina (Arezzo), Italy
CFCF F. Cianferoni collection, Florence, Italy
CLP L. Pizzocaro collection, Vezza d’Oglio (Brescia),
Italy
eISSN: 2284-4880 (online version)
pISSN: 0429-288X (print version)
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EI www.entomologiitaliani.net
IN www.inaturalist.org
loc. locality
un uncertainty
Listed species
Gryllidae
Gryllus (Gryllus) bimaculatus De Geer, 1773
Material exaMined. Isernia: Bagnoli del Trigno, Fonte
del Putto, 25.X.2018, 1 adult (♂), photo by Franco Ros-
si (EI).
General distribution and biology. This species has a dis-
tribution range spanning from Africa, Asia and Mediter-
ranean Europe (Massa et al. 2012). Gryllus bimaculatus
lives in grassland, usually with low grass, without dig-
ging shelters, but it can be also synanthropic (Massa et al.
2012). Adults are usually active in summer (Bellmann &
Luquet 1995), but males were observed singing through-
out most of the autumn in Central Italy (e.g. in several
places in the center of Firenze until the rst days of No-
vember, pers. obs., 2015 and Fig. 1). The oviposition sites
need warmth and moisture (Ferreira & Ferguson 2009). It
is an eruptive insect with short-lived local peaks in num-
bers and much lower densities in between (Ferreira & Fer-
guson 2009) and many individuals can y for kilometers
and they are able to colonize new territories (Ragge 1972;
Massa et al. 2012).
Regional distribution in Italy. Piemonte, Veneto, Fri-
uli-Venezia Giulia, Liguria, Emilia-Romagna, Toscana,
Lazio, Abruzzo, Campania, Puglia, Basilicata, Calabria,
Sicilia, Sardegna (Massa et al. 2012).
Remarks. First record for Molise.
Gryllus (Gryllus) campestris Linnaeus, 1758
Material exaMined. Isernia: Capracotta, 41.835186° N
14.271392° E, 12.VII.2019, 1 adult (♂), photo by Stefania
Dal Pra (IN).
General distribution and biology. This cricket is wide-
spread in Western Palaearctic (Massa et al. 2012), even
if during recent decades its population shows serious
decline in many parts of its geographical distribution
(Gawałek et al. 2014). It typically lives in burrows, pre-
ferring dry, sunny locations with short vegetation from
plain to mountain (Massa et al. 2012) and a specimen was
found at 2470 m a.s.l. (Galvagni 2001). Adults are usually
active in spring and summer, but males can sing through-
out most of the autumn (Fabbri 2015). While males are
territorial and defend their burrows ercely, females are
vagrant and attracted by singing males. They lay eggs in
bare ground either close to a burrow or into the burrow
(Hochkirch et al. 2007). Nymphs hatch in mid-July and
overwinter during their tenth or eleventh instar (Köhler &
Reinhardt 1992).
Regional distribution in Italy. Valle d’Aosta, Piemonte,
Lombardia, Trentino-Alto Adige, Veneto, Friuli-Vene zia
Giulia, Liguria, Emilia-Romagna, Toscana, Umbria, Mar-
che, Lazio, Abruzzo, Molise, Campania, Puglia, Calabria,
Sicilia, Sardegna (Massa et al. 2012).
Remarks. In addition to the present record, in Molise the
species was found in lake of Castel San Vincenzo, Valle
Fiorita, Vastogirardi, Monti del Matese, Campitello Ma-
tese (see La Greca & Messina 1982; Fontana et al. 2004,
2005; Massa et al. 2012).
TriGonidiidae
Stenonemobius (Stenonemobius) gracilis
(Jakovleff, 1871)
Material exaMined. Isernia: Venafro, 41.476169° N 14.
035894° E (un = 2 m), about 170 m s.l.m., 1 adult, photo
by Daniele Ritella (IN).
General distribution and biology. It is known from Cen-
tral Asia to the Iberian Peninsula and North Africa un-
til Sudan, but there are a lot of territories in this range in
which the species is unrecorded (see Chopard 1943; Harz
1969; Iorgu et al. 2008; Klaus-Gerhard 2013). Its biology
is poorly known, but it seems to be attracted by lights and,
Fig. 1 – Singing male of Gryllus bimaculatus on 4th November
2015 in Piazza Pitti, Firenze (photo by Annalisa Paglianti).
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in North Africa, it is observed to be quite common in wadi
systems (Massa et al. 2012).
Regional distribution in Italy. Veneto, Emilia-Romag-
na, Toscana, Umbria, Abruzzo, Campania, Puglia, Sicil-
ia, Sardegna (Massa et al. 2012), Piemonte (Sindaco et al.
2012), Lombardia (Ghezzi 2017), Lazio (Iorio et al. 2018).
Remarks. First record for Molise. The information about
the distribution of this species is still inadequate to make
an assessment and it is considered as Data Decient
(DD) according to the European Red List of orthopterans
(Hochkirch et al. 2016).
Trigonidium (Trigonidium) cicindeloides Rambur, 1839
Material exaMined. Campobasso: Petacciato, lake (arti-
cial), at the springs of Fosso Mérgola, about 50 m a.s.l., 42.
00584° N 14.81235° E, 31.VII.2014, F. Cianferoni, L. Piz-
zocaro, F. Ceccolini & E. Paggetti leg., 1 adult (♂), CFCF.
General distribution and biology. The species shows a
large range, spanning from Southern Asia, Southern Eu-
rope to Africa, but the knowledge about its detailed dis-
tribution is scarce, lacking records from many countries
inside this range (see Radhakrishnan & Dharma Ra-
jan 2019). Thermophilic, it inhabits wetlands, especially
coastal ones (Fontana & Kleukers 2002), but it was found
also in the inland (Paggetti & Ceccolini 2014).
Regional distribution in Italy. Toscana, Marche, Lazio,
Abruzzo, Campania, Puglia, Basilicata, Calabria, Sicilia,
Sardegna (Massa et al. 2012).
Remarks. First record for Molise.
GrylloTalpidae
Gryllotalpa sp.
Material exaMined. Campobasso: Petacciato, lake (arti-
cial), at the springs of Fosso Mérgola, about 50 m a.s.l.,
42.00584° N 14.81235° E, 31.VII.2014, F. Cianferoni, L.
Piz zocaro, F. Ceccolini & E. Paggetti leg., 2 specimens
(nymphs), CFCF; idem, 1 specimen (nymph), CFCC; idem,
1 specimen (nymph), CLP. Isernia: Montenero Val Cocchi-
ara, Pantano della Zittola, loc. Bocca Pantano, 824 m a.s.l.,
SIC “Pantano Zittola–Feudo Valcocchiara” (IT7212126),
41.70137° N 14.08456° E, 29.VII.2014, F. Cian feroni,
L. Pizzocaro, F. Ceccolini & E. Paggetti leg., 1 specimen
(nymph), CLP.
Remarks. The genus Gryllotalpa Latreille, 1802 includes
about 70 species (Cigliano et al. 2019) widespread in Eu-
rope, Africa, Asia, Australia, and North America (Hill et
al. 2002), adapted to live underground, with reduced ovi-
positor, fore legs vastly modied for digging and hind legs
fully losing their jumping capability during the ontogen-
esis (Gorochov 1995). Eight species occur in Italy (Massa
et al. 2012), but it is hard to identify them as many species
have been described mainly on the basis of the number of
chromosomes (Baccetti & Capra 1978; Baccetti 1991). In
adult specimens is possibile to separate two groups on the
basis of wings morphology: two species have hind wings
reaching beyond the tip of abdomen and six species have
hind wings shorter, not reaching beyond the tip of abdo-
men (Massa et al. 2012). Unfortunately, nymphs are not
easily separable.
In Molise only one record of mole cricket occurs and
it is ascribed to Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Fontana et al. 2004). However, most species can reason-
ably be excluded, since G. cossyrensis Baccetti & Capra,
1978 occurs in Italy only on Pantelleria island, G. octo-
decim Baccetti & Capra, 1978 and G. sedecim Baccetti &
Capra, 1978 are known from North Italy and Sardegna,
G. septemdecimchromosomica Ortiz, 1958 is a West Eu-
ropean species recorded in Italy only in Liguria, Toscana,
and Umbria, G. viginti Baccetti & Capra, 1978 is known
from Liguria, and G. vigintiunum Baccetti, 1991 is record-
ed only for some islands of northern Sardegna (Massa et
al. 2012). Two species seem to be the most compatible
to occur in Molise: G. gryllotalpa which is known from
many localities from northern and central Italian main-
land, and G. quindecim Baccetti & Capra, 1978 which is
known from Sicilia and southern mainland of the Italian
peninsula (Massa et al. 2012). The position of Molise is
compatible with the occurrence of both the latter species,
also since in three adjacent regions (Lazio, Campania, and
Puglia) records of both exist (Massa et al. 2012). Thus, on
the basis of wings morphology, the identication of adults
would be easy, since G. gryllotalpa is macropterous and
G. quindecim is brachypterous, but, having unfortunately
only nymphs, we prefer to limit the identication to genus
level. However, the rst record of Gryllotalpa sp. for the
Campobasso province is provided.
MoGoplisTidae
Arachnocephalus vestitus A. Costa, 1855
Material exaMined. Isernia: Bagnoli del Trigno, Fonte
del Putto, 11.X.2013, 1 adult (♀), photo by Franco Ros-
si (EI).
General distribution and biology. This species has a
Mediterranean range with extension to Caucasus (Massa
et al. 2012). It inhabits tree canopies and bushes and hardly
ever moves on grasses and on the ground, but it has been
collected several times on building walls (Alexiou et al.
2017).
Regional distribution in Italy. Piemonte, Lombardia,
Ve neto, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Liguria, Emilia-Roma-
gna, Toscana, Umbria, Marche, Lazio, Abruzzo, Campa-
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a.s.l., 28.VII.2014, F. Ceccolini, F. Cianferoni, L. Piz zo ca-
ro & E. Paggetti leg., 1 nymph (♀), CFCC.
General distribution and biology. It is widespread from
Europe and North Africa to Asia until China and Korea
(see Cigliano et al. 2019, and Zhou et al. 2010 under the
name Conocephalus (Anisoptera) discolor (Thunberg,
1815)). The species includes two subspecies, one of which
conned in Cyprus island (Cigliano et al. 2019). It lives
in all kind of grasslands and synanthropic habitats with
high dense, fresh vegetation, mostly in the vicinity of wa-
ter (Massa et al. 2012).
Regional distribution in Italy. Valle d’Aosta, Piemon-
te, Lombardia, Trentino-Alto Adige, Veneto, Friuli-Vene-
zia Giulia, Liguria, Emilia-Romagna, Toscana, Marche,
Lazio, Abruzzo, Campania, Puglia, Basilicata, Calabria,
Sicilia, Sardegna (Massa et al. 2012), Molise (Fontana et
al. 2004).
Remarks. This is the second record from Molise after that
from Lake of Castel San Vincenzo (Fontana et al. 2004).
Meconema thalassinum (De Geer, 1773)
Material exaMined. Isernia: Colli a Volturno, near “Hotel
Volturno”, 41.6078° N 14.0993° E, 345 m s.l.m., 29.VII.
2014, F. Cianferoni, L. Pizzocaro, F. Ceccolini & E. Pag-
getti leg., B. Massa det., 1 adult (♂), CFCC.
General distribution and biology. It is widespread in al-
most all of Europe (Massa et al. 2012) and introduced in
several localities of North America (see Johnstone 1970;
Sismondo 1980; Marshall et al. 2004; Cannings et al.
2007). This green bush-cricket lives in deciduous trees in
light forests and forest margins (Massa et al. 2012).
Regional distribution in Italy. Piemonte, Lombardia,
Trentino-Alto Adige, Veneto, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Emi-
lia-Romagna, Toscana, Abruzzo, Puglia (Massa et al.
2012), Liguria (Baroni et al. 2013), Valle d’Aosta (Iorio
et al. 2019).
Remarks. First record for Molise. So far only three locali-
ties from Southern Apennines were reported for this spe-
cies: two in Abruzzo (Laurenzi & Osella 1994) and one in
Puglia (La Greca 1959; Schmidt 1997).
Metaplastes pulchripennis (A. Costa, 1863)
Material exaMined. Isernia: Colli a Volturno, near “Hotel
Volturno”, 41.6078° N 14.0993° E, 345 m s.l.m., 29.VII.
2014, F. Cianferoni, L. Pizzocaro, F. Ceccolini & E. Pag-
getti leg., B. Massa det., 1 adult (♀), CFCC.
General distribution and biology. West Mediterranean
nia, Pu glia, Basilicata, Calabria, Sicilia, Sardegna (Massa
et al. 2012).
Remarks. First record for Molise.
rhaphidophoridae
Dolichopoda (Dolichopoda) geniculata geniculata
(O.G. Costa, 1836)
Material exaMined. Isernia: Colli a Volturno, near “Hotel
Volturno”, 41.6078° N 14.0993° E, 345 m s.l.m., 29.VII.
2014, F. Cianferoni, L. Pizzocaro, F. Ceccolini & E. Pag-
getti leg., 1 adult (♀), CFCF; idem, 1 adult (♀), CLP.
General distribution and biology. Considered an Italian
endemism, being widespread on the central and southern
Apennines (Massa et al. 2012), recently an unexpected re-
cord was found in a cave of Canton of Ticino, Switzerland
(Meier et al. 2013). The most probable hypothesis to ex-
plain the presence of this greyish cave cricket on this site
appears to be the anthropic origin, also in consideration
of the great genetic afnity with populations of northern
Lazio, from which it was probably imported (Meier et al.
2013). However, this is not the only case for populations
of Dolichopoda, since also the isolated northern popula-
tion of D. laetitiae laetitiae Minozzi, 1920 in the Grotta
della Poscola, a cave in Veneto, was probably introduced
by man (Bernardini et al. 1997). Dolichopoda geniculata
includes two subspecies, of which the nominate one occu-
pies the whole range except the archipelago of Isole Pon-
ziane (Lazio), where D. geniculata pontiana Capra, 1967
occurs (Capra 1967; Massa et al. 2012). It is an eutroglo-
phile species (Massa et al. 2012) and records of specimens
collected with fall traps in epigean environment are report-
ed (Di Russo & Rampini, 2004).
Regional distribution in Italy. Lazio, Abruzzo, Molise,
Campania, Puglia, Basilicata, Calabria (Massa et al. 2012).
Two specimens of Dolichopoda from Puglia (Baccetti &
Capra 1970; Massa et al. 2012) were collected in two near-
by caves, in discontinuity with the rest of the range of the
species; the unavailability of males leaves however some
doubts on the identication of these specimens (Massa et
al. 2012).
Remarks. The specimens cited above are the fourth re-
cord from Molise of D. geniculata, after ones in Di Russo
& Rampini (2004), Fontana et al. (2005), and Ceccolini
(2015), all in Isernia province.
TeTTiGoniidae
Conocephalus (Anisoptera) fuscus fuscus
(Fabricius, 1793)
Material exaMined. Isernia: Rocchetta a Volturno, springs
of Volturno river, 41.63818° N 14.07703° E, about 550 m
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species, it lives in forest margins and ower-rich grass-
lands; in the Italian mainland adults can be encountered
especially on Rubus (Massa et al. 2012).
Regional distribution in Italy. Piemonte, Ligura, Emilia-
Romagna, Toscana, Umbria, Lazio, Campania, Basilicata,
Calabria, Sicilia, Sardegna (Massa et al. 2012).
Remarks. First record for Molise.
Tylopsis lilifolia (Fabricius, 1793)
Material exaMined. Campobasso: Toro, IX.2010, 1 adult
(♀), photo by Carlo Fracasso (EI); Spinete, Piana, 41.
553908° N 14.494261° E (un = 8 m), about 665 m a.s.l.,
14.VII.2017, 1 adult, photo by “sara_91” (IN).
General distribution and biology. This species has Med-
iterranean distribution with extension to Middle East and
it lives on shrubs and tall herbs of grasslands and anthro-
pogenic habitats (Massa et al. 2012).
Regional distribution in Italy. Piemonte, Lombardia,
Trentino-Alto Adige, Veneto, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Ligu-
ria, Emilia-Romagna, Toscana, Umbria, Marche, Lazio,
Abruzzo, Campania, Puglia, Basilicata, Calabria, Sicilia,
Sardegna (Massa et al. 2012).
Remarks. First record for Molise.
Saga pedo (Pallas, 1771)
Material exaMined. Campobasso: Guglionesi, 2.VII.
2010, 1 adult (♀), photo by Carlo Fracasso (EI). Iser nia:
Bagnoli del Trigno, Calice Rosso, 41.70274° N 14.46480°
E (un = 500 m), about 590 m a.s.l., 1.VIII.2013, 1 adult
(♀), photo by Franco Rossi (EI).
General distribution and biology. This impressive green
bush-cricket (it is the largest orthopterous in Europe) is
widely distributed from Europe to Siberia and west China
(Massa et al. 2012). A few decades ago it was accidentally
introduced in Michigan (United States) where six speci-
mens were found between 1970 and 1972 (Cantrall 1972),
but as no more specimens have been found it is probable
that it is now extinct in North America (Willems 1996). It
is a strict carnivorous species, which feeds mainly on other
orthopterans hunting them with attacks on the head (Massa
et al. 2012). It lives in xeric environments, including also
those of agricultural origin (Anselmo 2019). The species
is parthenogenetic and for a long time the male remained
unknown, until Baur et al. (2006) described one specimen
from Switzerland, although according to Lemonnier-Darc-
emont et al. (2016) it is a case of gynandromorphism. An-
other male from Croatia is mentioned by Villani & Pezzi
(2016).
Regional distribution in Italy. Valle d’Aosta, Piemonte,
Lombardia, Veneto, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Liguria, Um-
bria, Lazio, Abruzzo, Molise, Campania, Puglia, Basilica-
ta, Calabria, Sicilia, Sardegna (Massa et al. 2012), Tren-
tino-Alto Adige (Galvagni & Prosser 2004), Emilia-Ro-
magna (Fabbri & Ambrogio 2014; Villani & Pezzi 2016;
Fabbri & Montebelli 2017), Marche (Carotti 2006), Tos-
cana (Vergari et al. 2017). There is a record also for the
little country of the Repubblica di San Marino (Targioni
Tozzetti 1898).
Remarks. In Molise S. pedo is generically recorded by
Fontana et al. (2002) and the only precise locality is Mon-
te Caruso (Isernia province), reported by Fontana et al.
(2005) and Massa et al. (2012). The specimen from Gug-
lionesi is the rst one for the Campobasso province. Al-
though this orthopterous is known for all Italian regions,
precise distribution and abundance of this species is still
poorly known and it is important to collect new records to
ll the faunistic knowledge gap, also because the species
is included in the Appendix II of the Bern Convention and
in the Annex IV of the “Habitats Directive” 92/43/EEC,
and it is listed as VU (Vulnerable) in the Global IUCN Red
List of Threatened Species (Orthopteroid Specialist Group
1996), although more recently it has been downgraded to
LC (Least Concern) in the European Red List of Threat-
ened Species (Hochkirch et al. 2016).
Decticus albifrons (Fabricius, 1775)
Material exaMined. Isernia: Pesche, 41.61127° N 14.
28241° E (un = 50 m), about 760 m a.s.l., 11.VIII.2010, 1
adult (♀), observation by F. Ceccolini & E. Paggetti, photo
by E. Paggetti.
General distribution and biology. The species is wide-
spread in Macaronesian islands, southern Europe, North
Africa, and South-West Asia (Massa et al. 2012). It lives
in open warm habitats with high vegetation, mostly at sea-
level, but can occur up to 1700 m (Massa et al. 2012).
Regional distribution in Italy. Piemonte, Lombardia,
Veneto, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Liguria, Emilia-Romagna,
Toscana, Lazio, Abruzzo, Molise, Campania, Puglia, Ba-
silicata, Calabria, Sicilia, Sardegna (Massa et al. 2012),
Trentino-Alto Adige (Iorio et al. 2019).
Remarks. This is the second record from Molise after one
from Isernia (Fontana et al. 2005; Massa et al. 2012).
Tettigonia viridissima (Linnaeus, 1758)
Material exaMined. Campobasso: Colle d’Anchise/Ba-
ranello, Biferno river, 41.5125° N 14.5307° E, about 450
m a.s.l., 30.VII.2014, F. Cianferoni, L. Pizzocaro, F. Cec-
colini & E. Paggetti leg., B. Massa det., 1 adult (♂), CLP.
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General distribution and biology. Tettigonia viridissima
is a large insect widespread in the Western Palaearctic and
Central Asia (Rhee 2013). It lives in tall herbs and dense
vegetation, feeding mainly on other insects, including tox-
ic Zygaenidae (Fontana et al. 2002).
Regional distribution in Italy. Valle d’Aosta, Piemonte,
Lombardia, Trentino-Alto Adige, Veneto, Friuli-Ve ne zia
Giulia, Liguria, Emilia-Romagna, Toscana, Umbria, Mar-
che, Lazio, Abruzzo, Molise, Campania, Puglia, Basi li-
cata, Calabria, Sicilia, Sardegna (Massa et al. 2012).
Remarks. This is the fourth record from Molise: the previ-
ous ones are from Isernia, Vastogirardi (Isernia province),
and Campitello Matese (Campobasso province) (Fontana
et al. 2005; Massa et al. 2012).
aCrididae
Acrida ungarica (Herbst, 1786)
Material exaMined. Campobasso: Petacciato, VII.2007,
1 adult, photo by Franco Rossi (EI). Isernia: Rocchetta a
Volturno, municipality road of San Vincenzo, 41.649096°
N 14.084117° E (un = 104 m), about 550 m a.s.l., 26.IX.
2017, 1 adult, photo by “mak” (IN); Sesto Campano, near
Vallecupa, 41.443731° N 14.020422° E (un = 8 m), about
255 m a.s.l., 6.IX.2017, 1 adult (Fig. 2), photo by Daniele
Ritella (IN).
General distribution and biology. Mediterranean spe-
cies, it lives in dry habitats, such as grasslands, dunes, and
wasteland (Massa et al. 2012).
Regional distribution in Italy. Piemonte, Lombardia,
Trentino-Alto Adige, Veneto, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Ligu-
ria, Emilia-Romagna, Toscana, Marche, Lazio, Abruzzo,
Cam pania, Puglia, Calabria, Sicilia, Sardegna (Massa et
al. 2012), Basilicata (Dirsh 1949).
Remarks. First record for Molise.
The nomenclature of this taxon has a complex history and
recently it has undergone a new change. Dirsh (1949) de-
scribed Acrida mediterranea as a new species, splitted
from A. turrita Linnaeus, 1758 and divided it in tree sub-
species: A. mediterranea mediterranea, A. mediterranea
bosphorica, and A. mediterranea lombardica. The rst
two, as well as A. caucasica Dirsh, 1949, were synoni-
mized with A. anatolica Dirsh, 1949 by Bey-Bienko &
Mishtshenko (1951); however Dirsh & Uvarov (1953)
synonimized all subspecies of A. mediterranea previous-
ly described by Dirsh (1949) with A. bicolor (Thunberg,
1815). Subsequently, Harz (1975) recovered the taxon
“mediterranea”, considering it a subspecies of A. ungari-
ca (Herbst, 1786): since in literature A. ungarica has been
considered divided in the two subspecies A. ungarica un-
garica (Herbst, 1786), present in Eastern Europe, and A.
ungarica mediterranea Dirsh, 1949, occurring in Western
Europe, including Italy. However, since the boundaries of
the two subspecies were not clear, Massa et al. (2012) hy-
pothesized a possible synonymy of A. ungarica mediterra-
nea with A. ungarica. Indeed recently, comparing Pannon-
ian and Mediterranean specimens, Skejo et al. (2018) have
not found signicant morphological differences and they
regarded A. ungarica mediterranea a synonym of A. un-
garica; in this context they have also formalized the syn-
onymy of A. mediterranea lombardica with A. ungarica.
Calliptamus siciliae Ramme, 1927
Material exaMined. Campobasso: Colle d’Anchise, sur-
roundings Mulino Spina, SIC IT7222247, 41.523° N 14.
525° E, about 445 m a.s.l., 30.VII.2014, F. Ceccolini, F.
Cianferoni, L. Pizzocaro & E. Paggetti leg., B. Massa det.,
2 adults (1 ♂, 1 ♀), CFCF.
General distribution and biology. South European spe-
cies widespread from Pyrenees through Italy (Hellrigl
2006), this species inhabits dry meadows, shrubland and
arid environments (Massa et al. 2012).
Regional distribution in Italy. Valle d’Aosta, Piemonte,
Lombardia, Trentino-Alto Adige, Veneto, Liguria, Emi-
lia-Romagna, Toscana, Umbria, Marche, Lazio, Abruzzo,
Campania, Puglia, Basilicata, Calabria, Sicilia, Sardegna
(Massa et al. 2012).
Remarks. First record for Molise.
Anacridium aegyptium (Linnaeus, 1764)
Material exaMined. Isernia: Venafro, near Oasi Le Mor-
tine, 41.47114° N 14.09124° E (un = 8 m), about 180 m
Fig. 2 – Specimen of Acrida ungarica from Sesto Campano, Is-
ernia (photo by Daniele Ritella).
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a.s.l., 5.VI.2018, 1 adult, photo by Daniele Ritella (IN);
Venafro, surroundings, 41.488715° N 14.025275° E (un
= 8 m), about 490 m a.s.l., 26.IV.2018, 1 adult, photo by
Daniele Ritella (IN); Venafro, surroundings, 41.488419°
N 14.0354° E (un = 2 m), about 445 m a.s.l., 25.III.2017, at
least 1 adult (Fig. 3), photo by Daniele Ritella (IN); Venaf-
ro, 41.476642° 14.034242° E (un = 8 m), about 175 m a.s.l.,
13.III.2017, 1 adult, photo by Daniele Ritella (IN); Venaf-
ro, 41.476637° 14.034773° E (un = 4 m), about 175 m a.s.l.,
9.III.2017, at least 1 adult, photo by Daniele Ritel la (IN).
General distribution and biology. It is widespread in
Southern Europe, South-Western Asia, and Northern Af-
rica (Massa et al. 2012). It is a phytophagous species that
lives in tree and shrubs, not harmful to crops (Samejo &
Sultana 2016) and it can be found in many different habi-
tats with vegetation, also in towns, where adults can over-
winter inside holes in building walls (Massa et al. 2012).
Anacridium aegyptium is a solitary species, but sometimes
may occur in large numbers (Norris & Richards 1965) and
nymphs were reported to exhibit color change in response
to crowding (Song & Wenzel 2007); quite important inva-
sions have been recorded in Egypt in 1890 and in 1927-
28, whilst in 1929 it was found associated in proportion
of a quarter of a swarm of Schistocerca gregaria (Forskål,
1775) (EI-Zoheiry 1937; Colombo 1950).
Regional distribution in Italy. Piemonte, Lombardia,
Trentino-Alto Adige, Veneto, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Lig-
uria, Emilia-Romagna, Toscana, Umbria, Marche, Lazio,
Abruzzo, Campania, Puglia, Basilicata, Calabria, Sicilia,
Sardegna (Massa et al. 2012).
Remarks. First record for Molise.
Dociostaurus (Kazakia) genei genei (Ocskay, 1832)
Material exaMined. Campobasso: Petacciato, Marina di
Petacciato, at springs of Tecchio torrent, 42.0381° N 14.
8496° E, about 1 m a.s.l., 31.VII.2014, F. Ceccolini, F.
Cianferoni, L. Pizzocaro & E. Paggetti leg., B. Massa det.,
1 adult (♂), CFCC; idem, 1 adult (♂), CFCF; idem, 1 adult
(1 ♀), CLP.
General distribution and biology. The species is divided
in two subspecies, one of which present in Italy (Cigliano
et al. 2019), and is widespread in Southern Europe and
Middle Est (Massa et al. 2012). It lives in arid areas, es-
pecially in open scrub and grass dry land pastures (García
et al. 2005).
Regional distribution in Italy. Piemonte, Lombardia, Ve-
neto, Emilia-Romagna, Toscana, Marche, Lazio, Abruz zo,
Campania, Puglia, Basilicata, Calabria (Massa et al. 2012).
Remarks. First record for Molise.
Euchorthippus declivus (Brisout de Barneville, 1848)
Material exaMined. Campobasso: Colle d’Anchise/Ba ra-
nello, Biferno river, 41.5125° N 14.5307° E, about 450 m
a.s.l., 30.VII.2014, F. Cianferoni, L. Pizzocaro, F. Cecco-
lini & E. Paggetti leg., B. Massa det., 1 adult (♀), CFCC.
Isernia: Rocchetta a Volturno, at springs of Volturno riv-
er, 41.63818° N 14.07703° E, about 550 m a.s.l., 28.VII.
2014, F. Ceccolini, F. Cianferoni, L. Pizzocaro & E. Pag-
getti leg., B. Massa det., 2 adults (1 ♂, 1 ♀), CFCC; idem,
2 adults (1 ♂, 1 ♀), CFCF; idem, 1 adult (♀), 2 nymphs
(♂♂), CLP.
General distribution and biology. The species is wide-
spread in Southern Europe and it lives in all kinds of grassy
habitats, like grassland, roadside verges, forest margins,
and clearings (Massa et al. 2012).
Regional distribution in Italy. Piemonte, Lombardia,
Tren tino-Alto Adige, Veneto, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Ligu-
Fig. 3 – Specimen of Anacridium aegyptium from Venafro, Iser-
nia (photo by Daniele Ritella).
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ria, Emilia-Romagna, Toscana, Umbria, Marche, Lazio,
Abruz zo, Molise, Campania, Puglia, Basilicata, Calabria,
Sar degna (Massa et al. 2012), Valle d’Aosta (Iorio et al.
2019).
Remarks. In Molise E. declivus was recorded so far from
the following localities: Lago Castel S. Vincenzo, Le
Forme (Fontana et al. 2004), Vastogirardi, Monte del Ma-
tese, Lago del Matese (Fontana et al. 2005; Massa et al.
2012). The specimen reported in the present work is the
rst record for the province of Campobasso.
Omocestus (Omocestus) rupes (Zetterstedt, 1821)
Material exaMined. Campobasso: Colle d’Anchise/Bara-
nello, Biferno river, 41.5125° N 14.5307° E, about 450 m
a.s.l., 30.VII.2014, F. Cianferoni, L. Pizzocaro, F. Ceccoli-
ni & E. Paggetti leg., 1 adult (♀), CFCF.
General distribution and biology. The species has a
wide distribution from North Africa and Europe to Central
Asia and South Siberia (Cigliano et al. 2019). It lives from
sea level to 2300 m a.s.l. in the mountains, in grasslands,
wasteland, forest clearings, urban and agricultural habitats
(Massa et al. 2012).
Regional distribution in Italy. Valle d’Aosta, Piemonte,
Lombardia, Trentino-Alto Adige, Veneto, Friuli-Vene zia
Giulia, Liguria, Emilia-Romagna, Toscana, Umbria, Mar-
che, Lazio, Abruzzo, Molise, Campania, Puglia, Basilica-
ta, Calabria, Sicilia, Sardegna (Massa et al. 2012).
Remarks. In addition to record of present work, in Molise
O. rupes is reported from two localities of Monti del Ma-
tese (Fontana et al. 2015; Massa et al. 2012).
Acrotylus patruelis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1838)
Material exaMined. Campobasso: Petacciato, Marina di
Petacciato, at springs of Tecchio torrent, 42.0381° N 14.
8496° E, about 1 m a.s.l., 31.VII.2014, F. Ceccolini, F.
Cian feroni, L. Pizzocaro & E. Paggetti leg., B. Massa det.,
1 adult (♀), CLP.
General distribution and biology. The species is distrib-
uted in Africa, southern Europe and southwestern Asia
and it occurs in many dry open habitats with bare or sandy
ground (Massa et al. 2012).
Regional distribution in Italy. Piemonte, Lombardia,
Trentino-Alto Adige, Veneto, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Lig-
uria, Emilia-Romagna, Toscana, Lazio, Abruzzo, Campa-
nia, Puglia, Basilicata, Calabria, Sicilia, Sardegna (Massa
et al. 2012).
Remarks. First record for Molise.
Oedipoda germanica germanica (Latreille, 1804)
Material exaMined. Isernia: Colli a Volturno, near “Hotel
Volturno”, 41.6078° N 14.0993° E, 345 m s.l.m., 29.VII.
2014, F. Cianferoni, L. Pizzocaro, F. Ceccolini & E. Pag-
getti leg., B. Massa det., 1 adult (♀), CLP.
General distribution and biology. The species occurs in
Europe and Near East (Massa et al. 2012) with three sub-
species, one of which, the nominate one, is present in Italy
(Cigliano et al. 2019). It is typical of stony or rocky habitat
(Massa et al. 2012).
Regional distribution in Italy. Valle d’Aosta, Piemonte,
Lombardia, Trentino-Alto Adige, Veneto, Friuli-Vene zia
Giulia, Liguria, Emilia-Romagna, Toscana, Umbria, Mar-
che, Lazio, Abruzzo, Molise, Campania, Puglia, Basilica-
ta, Calabria (Massa et al. 2012), Sicilia (Iorio et al. 2018).
Remarks. In addition to the record of present work, there
are other two localities reported for Molise: Vastogirardi
and Monti del Matese (see La Greca 1959; Fontana et al.
2005; Massa et al. 2012).
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) caerulans caerulans
(Linnaeus, 1767)
Material exaMined. Campobasso: Petacciato, Marina di
Petacciato, at springs of Tecchio torrent, 42.0381° N 14.
8496° E, about 1 m a.s.l., 31.VII.2014, F. Ceccolini, F.
Cian feroni, L. Pizzocaro & E. Paggetti leg., B. Massa det.,
2 adults (♀♀), CFCC; idem, 2 adults (1 ♂, 1 ♀), CFCF;
idem, 2 adults (1 ♂, 1 ♀), CLP.
General distribution and biology. Sphingonotus caeru-
lans is a politipic species widespread in Western Palaearc-
tic and Central Asia and divided in ve subspecies (Cigli-
ano et al. 2019). In Italy only the nominate one is present
(Massa et al. 2012). It is a xerothermic species of low-veg-
etation, rocky or sandy habitats (Massa et al. 2012).
Regional distribution in Italy. Valle d’Aosta, Piemon-
te, Lombardia, Trentino-Alto Adige, Veneto, Friuli-Ven-
ezia Giulia, Liguria, Emilia-Romagna, Toscana, Umbria,
Marche, Lazio, Abruzzo, Campania, Puglia, Basilicata,
Calabria, Sicilia (Massa et al. 2012).
Remarks. First record for Molise.
Until few years ago, in Italy three subspecies were consid-
ered valid: in addition to nominate one, S. caerulans cor-
sicus Chopard, 1923, from Sardegna, and S. caerulans ex-
ornatus Nedelkov, 1907, from southern mainland and Si-
cilia (Fontana et al. 2005). Sphingonotus corsicus is now
considered a valid species, according to Defaut (2003),
whilst S. caerulans exornatus is considered a synonym of
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the nominate subspecies (see Massa et al. 2012; Cigliano
et al. 2019).
TeTriGidae
Paratettix meridionalis (Rambur, 1838)
Material exaMined. Campobasso: Petacciato, lake (arti-
cial), at the springs of Fosso Mérgola, about 50 m a.s.l.,
42.00584° N 14.81235° E, 31.VII.2014, F. Cianferoni, L.
Pizzocaro, F. Ceccolini & E. Paggetti leg., 2 adults (1 ♂, 1
♀), CFCC; idem, 2 adults (1 ♂, 1 ♀), CFCF; idem, 4 adults
(2 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀), CLP.
General distribution and biology. It is a common West-
ern Palaearctic species, present also in Macaronesia, oc-
curring in humid, vegetation-rich sandy, rocky or muddy
places, usually not very far from the coast (Matos Andrade
& Franquinho Aguiar 2018). It is recorded also from Mex-
ico (Cigliano et al. 2019), evidently as allochthonous.
Regional distribution in Italy. Piemonte, Veneto, Ligu-
ria, Emilia-Romagna, Toscana, Marche, Lazio, Abruzzo,
Campania, Puglia, Basilicata, Calabria, Sicilia, Sardegna
(Massa et al. 2012), Molise (Fontana et al. 2002, 2004).
Remarks. In Molise P. meridionalis is reported from the
lake of Castel S. Vincenzo (Fontana et al. 2002, 2004).
Specimens from Petacciato are the rst record for the
province of Campobasso.
Tetrix ceperoi ceperoi (Bolivar, 1887)
Material exaMined. Campobasso: Petacciato, lake (arti-
cial), at the springs of Fosso Mérgola, about 50 m a.s.l., 42.
00584° N 14.81235° E, 31.VII.2014, F. Cianferoni, L. Piz-
zocaro, F. Ceccolini & E. Paggetti leg., 1 adult (♂), CFCC;
idem, 1 adult (♂), CFCF.
General distribution and biology. The species is pre-
sent in Western Palaearctic, especially in North Africa
and Western Europe with the nominate subspecies and in
South East Asia with another subspecies (Cigliano et al.
2019). It is typical of wet areas, especially near coasts, but
sometimes present until 1000 m a.s.l. (Massa et al. 2012).
Regional distribution in Italy. Piemonte, Lombardia,
Veneto, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Liguria, Emilia-Romagna,
Toscana, Umbria, Marche, Lazio, Abruzzo, Molise, Cam-
pania, Puglia, Basilicata, Calabria, Sicilia, Sardegna (Mas-
sa et al. 2012).
Remarks. So far the only record for Molise of T. ceperoi
ceperoi was from Lago del Matese (Fontana et al. 2005;
Massa et al. 2012). Specimens reported above are the rst
ones known for Campobasso province.
provisional CheCklisT of The orThopTera froM Molise
Taxa reported for the rst time for Molise through pre-
sent work are marked with an asterisk. For each species
the IUCN Red List Category at European level is indicated
according to Hochkirch et al. (2016), in which the status of
all the species was assessed using the IUCN Red List Cate-
gories and Criteria (IUCN 2012). Abbreviations of the cat-
egories are the following: EN = Endangered; NT = Near
Threatened; LC = Least Concern; DD = Data Decient;
N/E = not evaluated. In Hochkirch et al. (2016) subspecies
are not considered, thus all the taxa at subspecic level are
reported as N/E in the checklist; in these cases the status of
the species is indicate in parentheses.
Red List
status
ReferencesTaxon
Gryllidae
Eumodicogryllus bordigalensis bordigalensis (Latreille, 1804)
Gryllus (Gryllus) bimaculatus De Geer, 1773 *
Gryllus (Gryllus) campestris Linnaeus, 1758
Trigonidiidae
Pteronemobius (Pteronemobius) heydenii heydenii (Fischer, 1853)
Stenonemobius (Stenonemobius) gracilis (Jakovleff, 1871) *
Trigonidium (Trigonidium) cicindeloides Rambur, 1839 *
Gryllotalpidae
Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa (Linnaeus, 1758)
N/E (LC)
LC
LC
N/E (LC)
LC
LC
LC
Fontana et al. 2002, 2004, 2005; Massa et al. 2012;
Iorio et al. 2019
present work
La Greca & Messina 1982; Fontana et al. 2004, 2005;
Massa et al. 2012; Iorio et al. 2019; present work
Fontana et al. 2002; Fontana et al. 2004
present work
present work
Fontana et al. 2004
continued
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Red List
status
ReferencesTaxon
Mogoplistidae
Arachnocephalus vestitus A. Costa, 1855 *
Mogoplistes brunneus Serville, 1839
Rhaphidophoridae
Dolichopoda (Dolichopoda) geniculata geniculata
(O.G. Costa, 1836)
Tettigoniidae
Ephippiger cavannai Targioni Tozzetti, 1881
Conocephalus (Anisoptera) fuscus fuscus (Fabricius, 1793)
Meconema meridionale A. Costa, 1860
Meconema thalassinum (De Geer, 1773) *
Acrometopa macropoda (Burmeister, 1838)
Metaplastes pulchripennis (A. Costa, 1863) *
Poecilimon (Poecilimon) jonicus superbus (Fischer, 1853)
Tylopsis lilifolia (Fabricius, 1793)
Saga pedo (Pallas, 1771)
Decticus albifrons (Fabricius, 1775)
Decticus aprutianus Capra, 1936
Eupholidoptera chabrieri chabrieri (Charpentier, 1825)
Pholidoptera fallax (Fischer, 1853)
Pholidoptera femorata (Fieber, 1853)
Rhacocleis neglecta (A. Costa, 1863)
Sepiana sepium (Yersin, 1854)
Tessellana tessellata tessellata (Charpentier, 1825)
Tettigonia cantans (Fuessly, 1775)
Tettigonia viridissima (Linnaeus, 1758)
Acrididae
Acrida ungarica (Herbst, 1786) *
Calliptamus italicus italicus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Calliptamus siciliae Ramme, 1927 *
Anacridium aegyptium (Linnaeus, 1764) *
Pezotettix giornae (Rossi, 1794)
LC
LC
N/E (LC)
LC
N/E (LC)
LC
LC
N/E
1
LC
N/E (LC)
LC
LC
LC
LC
N/E (LC)
LC
LC
LC
LC
N/E (LC)
LC
LC
LC
N/E (LC)
LC
LC
LC
present work
Fontana et al. 2005; Massa et al. 2012; Iorio et al. 2019
Fontana et al. 2005; Massa et al. 2012; Di Russo &
Rampini 2014; Ceccolini 2015; Iorio et al. 2019;
present work
La Greca 1949; Baccetti 1959; Fontana et al. 2005;
Massa et al. 2012; Iorio et al. 2019
Fontana et al. 2004; present work
Fontana et al. 2004
present work
Iorio et al. 2019
present work
Baccetti 1952; Fontana et al. 2004, 2005;
Massa et al. 2012; Iorio et al. 2019
Fontana et al. 2004; present work
Fontana et al. 2002, 2005; Massa et al. 2012;
Iorio et al. 2019; present work
Fontana et al. 2005; Massa et al. 2012;
Iorio et al. 2019; present work
Baccetti 1963; Fontana et al. 2005;
Massa et al. 2012; Iorio et al. 2019
Fontana et al. 2004
Fontana et al. 2004
Fontana et al. 2005; Massa et al. 2012;
Iorio et al. 2019
Fontana et al. 2005; Massa et al. 2012; Iorio et al. 2019
Fontana et al. 2004
La Greca 1949; Baccetti 1963; Fontana et al. 2004,
2005; Massa et al. 2012; Iorio et al. 2019
Fontana et al. 2005; Massa et al. 2012; Iorio et al. 2019
Fontana et al. 2005; Massa et al. 2012;
Iorio et al. 2019; present work
present work
Fontana et al. 2004, 2005; Massa et al. 2012;
Iorio et al. 2019
present work
present work
Fontana et al. 2004, 2005; Massa et al. 2012;
Iorio et al. 2019
continued
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Red List
status
ReferencesTaxon
Gomphocerus sibiricus sibiricus (Linnaeus, 1767)
Chorthippus (Chorthippus) karelini bruttius
Fontana & La Greca, 1999
Chorthippus (Chorthippus) dichrous (Eversmann, 1859)
Chorthippus (Chorthippus) dorsatus dorsatus (Zetterstedt, 1821)
Chorthippus (Chorthippus) dorsatus garganicus Jannone, 1937
Chorthippus (Glyptobothrus) brunneus brunneus
(Thunberg, 1815)
Chorthippus (Glyptobothrus) rubratibialis Schmidt, 1978
Pseudochorthippus parallelus parallelus (Zetterstedt, 1821)
Dociostaurus (Kazakia) genei genei (Ocskay, 1832) *
Euchorthippus declivus (Brisout de Barneville, 1848)
Gomphocerippus rufus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Italohippus albicornis (La Greca, 1948)
Omocestus (Omocestus) rupes (Zetterstedt, 1821)
Omocestus (Omocestus) haemorrhoidalis haemorrhoidalis
(Charpentier, 1825)
Omocestus (Omocestus) petraeus (Brisout, 1855)
Stenobothrus apenninus Ebner, 1915
Stenobothrus lineatus lineatus (Panzer, 1796)
Italopodisma samnitica (La Greca, 1954)
Italopodisma trapezoidalis trapezoidalis (La Greca, 1969)
Acrotylus patruelis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1838) *
Aiolopus strepens strepens (Latreille, 1804)
Locusta migratoria migratoria (Linnaeus, 1758)
Oedipoda caerulescens caerulescens (Linnaeus, 1758)
Oedipoda germanica germanica (Latreille, 1804)
Paracinema tricolor bisignatum (Charpentier, 1825)
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) caerulans caerulans
(Linnaeus, 1767) *
N/E (LC)
N/E (LC)
LC
N/E (LC)
N/E (LC)
N/E (LC)
LC
N/E (LC)
N/E (LC)
LC
LC
EN
LC
N/E (LC)
LC
LC
N/E (LC)
EN
N/E (LC)
LC
N/E (LC)
N/E (LC)
N/E (LC)
N/E (LC)
N/E (LC)
N/E (LC)
Fontana et al. 2005; Massa et al. 2012;
Iorio et al. 2019
Baccetti 1955; Fontana et al. 2005; Massa et al. 2012;
Iorio et al. 2019
Harz 1975; Fontana et al. 2005; Massa et al. 2012;
Iorio et al. 2019
Fontana et al. 2004
Fontana et al. 2005; Massa et al. 2012; Iorio et al. 2019
Fontana et al. 2005; Massa et al. 2012;Iorio et al. 2019
Fontana et al. 2004, 2005; Massa et al. 2012;
Iorio et al. 2019
Fontana et al. 2004, 2005; Massa et al. 2012;
Iorio et al. 2019
present work
Fontana et al. 2004, 2005; Massa et al. 2012;
Iorio et al. 2019; present work
Galvagni 1959; Fontana et al. 2005; Massa et al. 2012;
Iorio et al. 2019
Baccetti 1959; Fontana et al. 2005; Massa et al. 2012;
Iorio et al. 2019
Fontana et al. 2005; Massa et al. 2012; Iorio et al. 2019;
present work
Baccetti 1958; Fontana et al. 2004, 2005; Massa et al.
2012; Iorio et al. 2019
Baccetti 1958; Fontana et al. 2005; Massa et al. 2012;
Iorio et al. 2019
Galvagni 1959; Fontana et al. 2005; Massa et al. 2012;
Iorio et al. 2019
Fontana et al. 2005; Massa et al. 2012; Iorio et al. 2019
Baccetti 1959; Galvagni 1973; La Greca & Messina
1982; Fontana et al. 2005; Massa et al. 2012;
Iorio et al. 2019
Fontana et al. 2004, 2005; Massa et al. 2012;
Iorio et al. 2019
present work
Fontana et al. 2004, 2005; Massa et al. 2012;
Iorio et al. 2019
Fontana et al. 2005; Massa et al. 2012; Iorio et al. 2019
Fontana et al. 2005; Massa et al. 2012; Iorio et al. 2019
Galvagni 1959; Fontana et al. 2005; Massa et al. 2012;
Iorio et al. 2019; present work
Fontana et al. 2004, 2005; Massa et al. 2012;
Iorio et al. 2019
present work
continued
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Discussion
New records of 24 species (besides a record for Gryllotal-
pa sp.) from Molise are provided, adding 12 species new
for the region and other four new for the province of Cam-
pobasso.
After the present work the total number of Orthoptera
known for the region has risen to 64 (one of which record-
ed with two different subspecies); comparing to the 351
species reported for Italy (see Massa et al. 2012; Baroni
et al. 2018), 18.2% of the species occurring in the coun-
try is known for Molise. The percentage of endemism is
relatively high, since, according to Massa et al. (2012),
among these 65 taxa, eight species (Dolichopoda genic-
ulata, Ephippiger cavannai, Decticus aprutianus, Chort-
hippus rubratibialis, Italohippus albicornis, Stenobothrus
apenninus, Italopodisma samnitica, Italopodisma trape-
zoidalis) and three subspecies (Poecilimon jonicus super-
bus, Chorthippus karelini bruttius, Chorthippus dorsatus
garganicus) are endemic to Italy.
In Iorio et al. (2019) the maps of Stauroderus scala-
ris scalaris (Fischer von Waldheim, 1846) and Italohip-
pus monticola (Ebner, 1915) include distribution ranges
that slightly overow in Molise; however they are sche-
matized distribution ranges, whose elliptical form includes
a very small part of the Molise region merely due to the
shape of the gure. Actually no published records exist
for these species in Molise, thus we do not include them in
the checklist of the region, although their occurrence seem
probable.
Although through this paper an increase of 20.7% of
the known species in the region occurred, Molise should
be more investigated to reach an appropriate faunistic
knowledge. Indeed the number of taxa known for the re-
gion is very low if compared to Italy; even if some Italian
species show a distribution incompatible with their pres-
ence in Molise (since they are limited to the Alps or the
major islands), the taxa recorded for Molise appear still
too few if compared to the 115 known for the adjacent re-
gion Abruzzo (see Fontana et al. 2004, 2005 and Massa et
al. 2012). Improving the faunistic knowledge of this group
in Molise would be very interesting since this territory has
a key position within a country so endemism-rich like It-
aly. In particular, the Apennines host 40 taxa of endemic
Orthoptera and represent a very important area for biodi-
versity conservation (Massa et al. 2012). An emblematic
case is that of the genus Italopodisma Harz, 1973, which
includes species living exclusively on the central Apen-
nines; each massif of the mountain range usually hosts on-
ly one taxon and only four taxa are present in more than
one mountainous relief (Massa et al. 2012). Currently, two
taxa of this genus (Italopodisma samnitica and I. trape-
zoidalis trapezoidalis) are known to occur in Molise, but
further research could detect new taxa. Italopodisma sam-
nitica and I. trapezoidalis are also considered as Endan-
gered (EN) according to the European Red List of orthop-
terans, as well as Italohippus albicornis; in the same list
Paracinema tricolor is classied as Near Threatened (NT)
(Hochkirch et al. 2016).
To date, in Molise 25 taxa have been treated at subspe-
cic level. Unfortunately, adequate information about their
populations is not currently available and the IUCN cate-
gory referred to the species level as reported in Hochkirch
et al. (2016) does not allow to assess which status deserves
to be assigned to the subspecies. For a correct conserva-
tion of the orthopteran biodiversity at this regional (but
also national) level, an assessment of also the subspecic
taxa, maybe through a dedicated Italian Red List, should
be made soon.
Red List
status
ReferencesTaxon
Tetrigidae
Paratettix meridionalis (Rambur, 1838)
Tetrix depressa (Brisout de Barneville, 1848)
Tetrix ceperoi ceperoi (Bolivar, 1887)
Tetrix subulata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Tetrix kraussi Saulcy, 1888
LC
LC
N/E (LC)
LC
N/E
2
Fontana et al. 2002, 2004; present work
Galvagni 1959; Fontana et al. 2002, 2004, 2005;
Massa et al. 2012; Iorio et al. 2019
Fontana et al. 2005; Massa et al. 2012;
Iorio et al. 2019; present work
Galvagni 1959; Fontana et al. 2005;
Massa et al. 2012; Iorio et al. 2019
Fontana et al. 2002, 2005; Massa et al. 2012;
Iorio et al. 2019
1 Acrometopa macropoda is not listed by Hochkirch et al. (2016), evidently because it is considered a subspecies of A. servillea (Brullé, 1832) as well as
recently by some other authors (e.g. Skejo et al. 2018). Therefore it is not possible to deduce information about the status of A. macropoda.
2 Tetrix kraussi is not listed by Hochkirch et al. (2016), evidently because it is considered a subspecies of Tetrix bipunctata kraussi Saulcy, 1888 as well
as recently by some other authors (e.g. Massa et al. 2012 and Lemos et al. 2016). Therefore it is not possible to obtain information of the status of T.
kraussi.
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Orthoptera from Molise
Acknowledgements – We are very grateful to Bruno Massa
(University of Palermo) for the identication of most of the ma-
terial. Moreover, we thank Emanuele Paggetti (Pistoia) for his
help in the eld and Annalisa Paglianti (Pontassieve, Florence)
for allowing us to include her photo. We would like to thank also
all the photographers who uploaded observations on the platform
“iNaturalist” (www.inaturalist.org) and “Forum Entomologi Ital-
iani” (www.entomologiitaliani.net).
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