77. Oedipoda meridionalis Ramme, 1913 = crvenokrili kamenjarski skakavac

Nomenclatural note: Hitherto reported either as O. germanica (Latreille, 1804), and O. miniata (Pallas, 1771) . According to Hochkirch et al. (2016), the Balkans lineage represents a distinct species. The linage is not officially regarded as O. germanica any more (see IUCN assessment and map of O. germanica, Hochkirch et al. 2016). Available name for this lineage is Oedipoda miniata meridionalis Ramme, 1913, described from Istria and Dalmatia. Thus, here we use that name for the species, as a binomen.

First faunistic record for Croatia: Krauss 1879

Also reported as: O. miniata (Pallas, 1771) (Bucchich [Bučić] 1886), O. gratiosa Serville, 1838 (Frauenfeld 1861), O. germanica (Latreille, 1804) (Harz 1975)

Distribution in Croatia: Common in the Mediterranean part of the country (Istria, Kvarner, Dalmatia, Dubrovnik area, Adriatic islands), found in the Dinaric Alps.

Distribution in Europe: O. germanica species group—(1) Oedipoda germanica (Latreille, 1804) from Northern Spain and Northern Italy across France, Switzerland and Austria to Germany (northern distribution border) and Czechia (eastern border), (2) the Balkans is inhabited by O. meridionalis Ramme, 1913, while (3) in Italy south of the Po valley there is a third distinct species (Hochkirch et al. 2016).

IUCN Red List status: Not assessed.