Ruspolia nitidula (Scopoli, 1786)

Gryllus nitidulus Scopoli, 1786: 62 .

Type locality: Italy.

Distribution: Central and southern Europe, Iberian Peninsula, North Africa (Algeria, Morocco, Lybia, Tunisia), western Asia (Pinedo 1984).

Biogeographic zones: Shoreline, Tellian Atlas.

Bioclimatic zones: Humid, subhumid.

Records in Algeria: Ain Drean swamp [36°41'N 7°44'E], surroundings of La Calle [El Kala] [36°53’N 8°26’E] (Lucas 1849, as Conocephalus mandibularis Charpentier, 1825). Réghaia swamp [36°24'N 3°09'E] (Molinari 1989). Oubeira Lake [36°49’N 8°22’E] (Zeghlache 1997). Tizi Ouzou [36°43’N 4°3’E] (Mohamed Sahnoun pers. obs.).