6. Acrididae

6.1 Podisma dechambrei Leproux, 1951

Ch: AWNA; ERL: LC; V; %C: 0.72; ER: 2420-2470 m; Ph: VIII

P. dechambrei is an endemic species, ranging at high elevations from the southwestern Alps to the northern Apennines (Iorio et al. 2019). In the study area, the occurrence of this species ( ssp. dechambrei) has been ascertained in a single locality (Le Conce, Pontechianale, 2420-2470 m; 05/08/2019; DG), where P. dechambrei proved to prefer alpine grassland habitats. According to the available data, the specimen observed at 2470 m represents an altitudinal record for this taxon in Italy.