Odontura stenoxypha (Fieber, 1853)

Synonyms/other combinations:
Odontura arcuata Messina, 1981

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Habitat:
Odontura stenoxypha inhabits open and semi-open, forb-rich habitats of all kinds.

Life cycle:
The adults appear in spring and early summer from April into July (according to altitude).

Remarks:
Odontura stenoxypha is supposedly endemic to Sicily and Malta. Reputed records from Mallorca, Sardinia and N-Africa are most probable erroneous. A separation of Sicilian populations into O. arcuata and O. stenoxypha has been aborted in the meanwhile.

Literature:
Cassar & Massa (2022): A review of the Odontura (Orthoptera, Phaneropterinae) from Italy, Malta, Algeria and Tunisia.- Zootaxa 5168 (5): 561–577.



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