First observations of the Atlantic beach cricket, Pseudomogoplistes vicentae (Grylloidea: Mogoplistidae), in the Basque autonomous community, Spain

Abstract

The Atlantic beach cricket Pseudomogoplistes vicentae Gorochov, 1996 (Orthoptera: Grylloidea: Mogoplistidae) is among the rare Orthoptera species that live exclusively in coastal habitats. It inhabits cobble beaches from North Africa to Great Britain, with populations known in Morocco, Portugal, Spain, France, Channel Islands, Wales and England. P. vicentae was found on the Spanish continental coast for the first time in 2018, in Asturias. The discovery of three populations in the Basque autonomous community (Northern Spain) is reported here, and useful information for increasing its detection and monitoring its populations is provided.

Prva potrditev pojavljanja obalnega murna Pseudomogoplistes squamiger (Fischer, 1853) (Orthoptera: Mogoplistidae) v Sloveniji

“…The Mediterranean Beach-cricket Pseudomogoplistes squamiger is a peculiarity among grasshoppers, being one of the few species living among gravel, rocks and plant debris directly on the seashore and is tied only to a narrow strip of suitable coastal habitat. It is widespread along the coasts of the entire Mediterranean, from Turkey, Greece, Albania, southern Italy, Sicily, Sardinia, the northern coasts of Algeria and Spain to France, Corsica and northwestern Italy (Skejo et al 2018, Bellmann et al 2019, Pelozuelo 2021.…”

“…Obalni muren je posebnež med kobilicami, saj je ena redkih vrst, ki živi med prodom, kamenjem in rastlinskimi ostanki neposredno na morskem obrežju in je vezan na le ozek pas primernega obalnega habitata. Razširjen je po obalah celotnega Sredozemlja, od Turčije, Grčije, Albanije, južne Italije, Sicilije, severne obale Alžirije in Španije do Francije, Korzike in severozahodne Italije (Skejo et al 2018, Pelozuelo 2021. Opisan je bil z obale Jadranskega morja pri Dubrovniku (Fischer, 1853).…”

“…Biologija in ekologija obalnega murna sta slabo poznani, znotraj rodu je več znanja zbranega le za ogroženo sorodno vrsto Pseudomogoplistes vicentae Gorochov, 1996, ki zelo raztreseno naseljuje atlantsko obalo Kanarskih otokov, Maroka, Portugalske, Španije, Francije in Velike Britanije (Vahed 2020, Pelozuelo 2021. Tudi fenologija, ki je pomembna v kontekstu detekcije vrste, je nepopolno poznana.…”

Mantid expansion into North American salt marshes

“…One reason may be that osmoregulation is uncommon among Mantodea, and marine systems therefore present an additional form of stress. However, some Orthoptera species are adapted to salt marshes, including Epacromius tergestinus (Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1825) (Orthoptera: Acrididae) (Defaut and Morichon 2015), and to stony beach habitats, including Pseudomogoplistes vicentae (Gorochov, 1996) (Orthoptera: Mogoplistidae) (Pelozuelo 2021). Additionally, the grasshopper E. tergestinus seems to feed in lower tidal marshes, moves up to mainland or down to its feeding areas according to the tide (Defaut and Morichon 2015), and is even able to be drowned for several hours and then to revive and be active without damage (Defaut and Morichon 2015).…”