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Towards the Red Book of Croatian grasshoppers and crickets

In 2018, the first annotated checklist of Croatian crickets and grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Ensifera, Caelifera) was published. This publication provided insight into the diversity of local orthopteran fauna and served as a basis for future taxonomic, biogeographical and ecological research on these insects. Inhabited by 187 orthopteran species, 105 ensiferans and 82 caeliferans, Croatia is among the richest European countries when it comes to Orthoptera diversity. Nevertheless, as many as 27 species inhabiting the country are under or near the threat of extinction, according to the IUCN European Red List. Among them are stenoendemics Stenobothrus croaticus (Critically Endangered), Barbitistes kaltenbachi (Endangered) and Rhacocleis buchichii (Vulnerable). Accordingly, there is an objective need for the publication of the Red Book of Croatian grasshoppers and crickets, in order to evaluate the IUCN status of orthopteran species at the national level. By bringing together the existing and new, yet unpublished data on their distribution, ecology and threats, this book would be the first publication dedicated exclusively to threatened orthopteran species inhabiting Croatia. Supplemented by distribution maps and quality photos of the species and their habitats, it would be a valuable source of information for specialists and the general public alike.

diversity ; Orthoptera ; distribution ; ecology ; threats

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