Mesasippus arenosus (Bey-Bienko, 1930)

Popova, Kristina V., Molodtsov, Vladimir V. & Sergeev, Michael G., 2020, Rare grasshoppers (Orthoptera, Acridoidea) of the Baraba and Kulunda steppes (South Siberia), Acta Biologica Sibirica 6, pp. 595-609 : 595

Mesasippus arenosus (Bey-Bienko, 1930)

Figure 12

General distribution.

SE West Siberia (dry steppes), E Kazakhstan.

Local distribution and ecology.

The species was described as Chorthippus kozhevnikovi arenosus Bey-Bienko from the vicinities of Aul settlement, Semipalatinskij District (now in the East Kazakhstan Province, Kazakhstan) (Bey-Bienko, 1930b). The rare populations of this species occured (and occur) only in the dry sandy steppe habitats (often together with M. antennatus ). In 2004-2006 the average density of one population varied between 0.16 and 1.32/m2 (dry sandy steppe, near Rakity settlement, Kulunda steppe).

Figures

Figures 10 - 15. 10 - Gomphocerippus rufus. 11 - Aeropedellus variegatus. 12 - Mesasippus arenosus. 13 - Mecostethus parapleurus. 14 - Locusta migratoria. 15 - Sphingonotus coerulipes.