Stenobothrus nigromaculatus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1840)

Giuliano, Davide, 2022, Orthopteran diversity and distribution in the Monviso Natural Park (Western Italian Alps) (Orthoptera), Fragmenta entomologica 54 (1), pp. 45-64 : 53-54

6.16 Stenobothrus nigromaculatus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1840)

Ch: SIE; ERL: LC; P; %C: 2.88; ER: 1600-1630 m; Ph: VIII

The occurrence of S. nigromaculatus in the study area proved to be limited at the warm subalpine grasslands above the Ostana village, in the Po Valley. Although

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this species is not included in any threat category by Hochkirch et al. (2016), S. nigromaculatus is considered threatened in Switzerland due to both intensive meadows management and land abandonment ( Baur et al. 2006).