Anoscopus limicola Edwards, 1908

Endrestøl, Anders & Elven, Hallvard, 2009, Two species of Aphrodinae (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae) new to the Norwegian fauna, Norwegian Journal of Entomology 56, pp. 24-27 : 25

Anoscopus limicola Edwards, 1908

NORWAY: AK, EIS 28 , Oslo: Hovedøya, UTMWGS84 32VNM96914130, 02.VIII.2008, leg. A. Endrestøl

This species (1 ♂) was found by the first author on the island Hovedøya using a sweep net. Hovedøya is a 469 daa island situated in the Oslofjord, just outside Oslo city. Most of this island is a nature reserve. The island has a diverse flora and fauna, dominated by broadleaved forest and calcareous dry meadows. Together with other islands in Oslo municipality, Hovedøya has been monitored for insect diversity during the last four years (e.g. Endrestøl et al. 2006). A total of 728 species of insects have so far been registered on this island, including 28 species considered threatened in Norway ( Endrestøl et al. 2008, Kålås et al. 2006). A. limicola is endemic to the western coasts of Europe ( Nickel 2003) and have been recorded from Ireland, England, the Netherlands, Germany (East Frisian Islands and a few mainland localities on the north coast) and France (both the Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts) ( Nickel 2003). In northern Europe, it has previously only been found in Sweden where there are a few recordings from the southern part ( Söderman et al. 2009, Ossiannilsson 1981). The species is a halobiont restricted to sea shore habitats where its host plant, Puccinellia maritima ( Nickel 2003) , lives. The species has been shown to be sensitive to grazing, although its hostplant shows high tolerance (enhanced growth) for grazing ( Meyer et al. 1995).