45. Gampsocleis abbreviata Brunner von Wattenwyl in Herman, 1874 = bodljoprsi konjic (Fig. 5C)

First faunistic record for Croatia: Brunner von Wattenwyl 1882

Distribution in Croatia: Not abundant, present in Dinaric region and on Pag Isl. (Tvtković 27.VI.2008).

Distribution in Europe: Endemic to the Balkans—western and southern part of the Balkan Peninsula, from Croatia through Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania and FYR Macedonia to Greece (Willemse et al. 2016).

Taxonomic note: The great extent of variability in body coloration and morphological traits of G. abbreviata populations in Croatia (examined specimens from Pag Isl., Lisac Mt., Poštak Mt., Dinara Mt., Troglav Mt.) indicates that differences used to describe G. abbreviata renei Mikšić, 1973 syn.nov. (described from Livanjsko polje primarily on the basis of distinct coloration of tegminal veins, being more green than in G. a. abbreviata (Mikšić 1973)) are not of taxonomic value and fit the variability range of the nominal subspecies. Furthermore, the population from which G. a. abbreviata was described is probably in contact with the population from Livanjsko polje, the two localities being less than 30 km apart.