Retovskiy’s woodcutter [1] ( lat. Anadrymadusa retowskii ) is an insect belonging to the family Tettigoniidae of the Orthoptera . One of more than 20 species of the eastern Mediterranean mountain genus, the only species in the fauna of Ukraine. Endemic of Crimea . Relic view.
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| Anadrymadusa retowskii Adelung , 1908 |
The species name is given in honor of the zoologist Otto Ferdinandovich Retovsky .
Content
Range
Endemic of Crimea . Characteristic in the coastal strip - near Alupka and Alushta , as well as on rocky slopes ( Karadagsky Nature Reserve).
Habitats
Dry areas of the coastal strip and mountain slopes well warmed by the sun.
Biology
Larvae and adult insects are found in July – September. Predator .
Morphology
Elytra of male slightly, in female almost half as short as pronotum . Male cerci are strongly bent inward, with a strongly pointed pointed apex. Ovipositor slightly shorter than hind femur. Elytra of male 3.5–4 mm, females 2–6 mm. Ovipositor 22-23 mm. [2]
The body length of males is 28–36 mm, females - 31–40 mm.
Security Notes
As a vulnerable species, the Retovskiy woodcutter is listed in the Red Book of Ukraine [3] .
Photo
- Female, Crimea , Koktebel , Tatar-Khaburg
- Male, Crimea , Koktebel , Tatar-Khaburg
Notes
- ↑ Striganova B.R. , Zakharov A.A. The Bilingual Dictionary of Animal Names: Insects (Latin-Russian-English-German-French) /Ed. Dr. biol. sciences, prof. B.R. Striganova . - M .: RUSSO, 2000.- S. 19. - 1060 copies. - ISBN 5-88721-162-8 .
- ↑ Tarbinskiy S.P., Plavilshchikov N.N. (ed.) - Key to insects of the European part of the USSR - 1948
- ↑ Pushkar T. I., Nazarenko V. Yu., Єrmolenko V.M. Anadrimaduz Retovskogo Anadrymadusa retowskii (Adelung, 1907) // Chervona Book of Ukraine. Tvarinny svit / as amended. І. A. Akіmova. - Kyiv: Globalconsulting, 2009. - P. 83. - 600 p. - ISBN 978-966-97059-0-7