Gampsocleis sedakovii Fischer de Waldheim, 1846

Sergeev, M. G., Storozhenko, S. Yu. & Benediktov, A. A., 2018, An annotated check-list of Orthoptera of Tuva and adjacent regions. Part 1. Suborder Ensifera, Far Eastern Entomologist 372, pp. 1-24 : 7-9

5. Gampsocleis sedakovii Fischer de Waldheim, 1846 Gampsocleis sedakovi: Sergeev, 1986: 180 ; Sergeev et al., 1995: 96–98; Benediktov, 1997: 117. Gampsocleis sedakovii sedakovii: Storozhenko, 2004: 99 .

MATERIAL. Tuva: W Sayan Mts., Alash Plateau, Ak-Sug River, 51°25ʹN, 91°04ʹE, 810

m, upper terrace, semi-desert, 13.VIII 2016, some specimens observed ( MS); W Sayan Mts .,

Alash Plateau, Ak-Sug River, 51°30ʹN, 90°12ʹE, 1252 m, lower terrace, short meadow, 14.VIII

2016, 1 ♂ ( MS); E Tuva, Academician Obruchev Range, southern slope, Koptu (Khapto)

River, 51°44ʹN, 95°26ʹE, 1006 m, southern slope, stony steppe, 11.VIII 2018, 1 ♀ ( MS); Kaa

(Malyj Yenissei) River, right side, near Boyarovka settlement, 51°32ʹN, 95°21ʹE, 703 m,

plain, dry steppe, 12.VIII 2018, some specimens observed in bushes ( MS); 14 km SW Shagonar City, Shagonar River , 51°28ʹN, 92°44ʹE, 580–620 m, piedmont plains, dry steppe and abandoned field, 21.VI and 26.VI 2017 , some specimens observed ( MS); 6 km SE Baj-Haak settlement, Sosnovka settlement, 51°08ʹN, 94°32ʹE, plain, mixed steppe, 20.VII 2014, 2 ♂

( SS); the same locality, bottom of balka with wet meadow, 21.VII 2014, 2 ♂ ( SS); SE UlugKhem Intermountain Basin, Uzun-Kharagan River , near Balgazyn settlement, 50°57ʹN ,

95°16ʹE, 940 m, southeastern slope and piedmont plain, balka, meadow with Cotoneaster and Larix , 8.VII 1978, 1 ♂, 1 ♀, 3 larvae ( MS); SE Ulug-Khem Intermountain Basin, Shuurmak River , 25 km S Balgazyn settlement, near Kuran settlement, 50°47ʹN, 95°11ʹE, 1030 –

1050 m, southern slope, piedmont plain and upper terrace, steppe, 9–10.VII1978, 3 ♂ ( MS) ;

Shuurmak River near Shuurmak settlement, 50°38ʹN, 95°19ʹE, mixed meadow (cutted),

19.VII 2014, 1 ♂ ( SS); 5 km N Shuurmak settlement, 50°38ʹN, 95°20ʹE, opening, 11.VII

2014, 1 ♂ ( SS); W Tannu-Ola Mts. , 5 km N Khandagajty settlement, 50°48ʹN, 92°05ʹE ,

1300–1350 m, piedmont plain, stony steppes with Caragana , 16.VIII 1985, 2 ♀ ( MS); the same locality, 50°47ʹN, 92°03ʹE, 1200, lower terrace, meadow, 21.VIII 1985 , several specimens observed ( MS); the same locality, 50°47ʹN, 92°05ʹE , 1200–1250 m, piedmont plain, lower part, flood-plain of stream, meadows between bushes, 21.VIII 1985, 2

specimens observed ( MS); the same locality, 50°50ʹN, 92°05ʹE, 1500–1550 m, piedmont plain, upper part, steppe, 21.VIII 1985, 2 ♀ ( MS); the same locality, 50°47ʹN, 92°02ʹE, 1225

m, piedmont plain, lower part, lower terrace of stream, ruderal vegetation, 16.VIII 1985,

some specimens observed ( MS); the same locality, Mugur River, 50°46ʹN, 92°03ʹE, 1170 m,

marsh, wet meadow with bushes, 17.VIII 1985, 1 ♂, 1 ♀ ( MS); W Tannu-Ola Mts. , 9 km N

Khandagajty settlement, 50°52ʹN, 92°04ʹE, 2060 m, alpine steppe, 19.VIII 1978, some specimens observed ( MS); W Tannu-Ola Mts., 9 km N Khandagajty settlement, 50°51ʹN,

94°04ʹE, 1700–1900 m, mountain steppes, 19.VIII 1978, 2 ♂, 3 ♀, 2 larvae ( MS); W TannuOla Mts. , NW Khandagajty settlement, near Solchur settlement, 50°46ʹN, 92°01ʹE, 1150 –

1200 m, abandoned fields and plots along canal, 21.VIII 1978, 2 ♂, 1 ♀ ( MS); W Tannu-Ola

Mts., 4 km E Khandagajty settlement, 50°45ʹN, 92°09ʹE, 1150–1200 m, southern slope,

stony semi-desert, 24.VIII 1978, some specimens observed ( MS); W Tannu-Ola Mts. , W

Khandagajty settlement, 50°43ʹN, 92°04ʹE, 1150–1250 m, piedmont plains and northern slopes, semi-deserts, 24.VIII 1978,> 3 ♂, 3 ♀ ( MS); E Tannu-Ola Mts., Shuurmak Pass ,

50°38ʹN, 95°11ʹE, 1492 m, short meadow, 5.VII 2017, some specimens observed ( MS); NE

Uvs-Nuur Intermountain Basin, Shivelig River, 50°43ʹN – 50°45ʹN, 94°33ʹE – 94°34ʹE,

1200–1650 m, mountain slopes, piedmont plains, terraces, dry meadows and steppes, often with bushes and stones, 24.VI–12.VIII 1978,> 40 specimens, including larvae ( MS, Myagkaya,

Lee); NE Uvs-Nuur Intermountain Basin, Shivelig River, 50°43ʹN, 94°33ʹE, 1200–1300 m,

southern slopes and piedmont plain, steppes with Caragana , 24.VII 2003, 1 ♂ ( MS); NE

Uvs-Nuur Intermountain Basin, Khol-Oozhu River , 50°43ʹN, 94°17ʹE, 930 m, upper floodplain, meadow, 30.VI 1978 2 larvae ( MS); Uvs-Nuur Intermountain Basin, Tes River ,

50°33ʹN, 94°31ʹE, 930–935 m, lower terrace and upper flood-plain, wet meadows, 13–14.VII

1978 3 ♂ ( MS); Dyttyg-Khem River , 12 km SW Samagaltai settlement, 50°38ʹN, 95°19ʹE ,

17.VII 2014, 1 ♂ ( SS); Uvs-Nuur Intermountain Basin, Dus-Khol, dry steppe , 25.VII 1962, 6

♂ ( IS); 25 km NEE Erzin settlement, Belyj Medved Mt. , 50°21ʹN, 95°27ʹE, steppe, 16.VII

2014, 1 ♂, 2 ♀ ( SS); 31 km NEE Erzin settlement, Erzin River , 50°21ʹN, 95°34ʹE, 1000 m ,

flood-plain, meadow near stony scarp, 18.VII 2014, 1 ♀ ( SS); the same locality, 1300 m ,

northern slope, balka with Caragana , 18.VII 2014, 1 ♀ ( SS); 25 km SW Erzin settlement ,

Tes River , 50°05ʹN, 95°21ʹE, 14–15.VII 2014, 1 ♀ ( SS); Uvs-Nuur Intermountain Basin ,

near Shara Lake, 50°13ʹN, 94°32ʹE, 902 m, plain, sandy semi-desert, 6.VII 2017, some specimens observed ( MS); Sangilen Mts., 45 km E Tsagan-Tolgoj border outpost, towards

Kachik settlement, 1900 m, 25.VIII 1993 (Benediktov). Krasnoyarsk Region: southern part,

West Sayan Mts. , Us Intermountain Basin, near abandoned Idzhim settlement, 52°21′N ,

93°13′E, 750–800 m, southern slopes, steppe, 22.VII 1995, 1 ♂, 1 larva ( MS) .

DISTRIBUTION (nominotypical subspecies). Tuva: WSW, ET, UKH, KKH, WTO, ETO,

UVS, SAN. - The forest-steppes and steppes of Russia from the Volga River to Transbaikalia

(Republic of Buryatia and Zabaykalsky Krai) and Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), N, NE Kazakhstan, Mongolia, N China. This subspecies was recorded from SE Altay (Sergeev et al., 1995),

Krasnoyarsk Region and southeastern part of the Republic of Khakassia (Miram, 1907;

Ivanova, 1967) and the Mongolian part of Uvs-Nuur Basin (Chogsomzhav, 1977).

ECOLOGY. The most common and widely distributed species of Ensifera in the region.

It usually occurs in different types of the steppes, semi-deserts and on more or less dry meadows, especially with some bushes, over the wide spectrum of altitudes. In many cases,

its abundance is relatively high (up to 30 per hour).

Tribe Decticini