Oedipoda cynthiae, a new species from Apulia
Oedipoda cynthiae
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Recently Oedipoda cynthiae has been described from Apulia in southern Italy. The populations of this species have long been known were attributed to O. miniata and O. charpentieri respectively. A new analysis, based on both morphological features and DNA, showed that it is a separate species. As common name Apulian Band-winged Grasshopper has been chosen.
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Fontana, P., F. Buzzetti & B. Massa 2019. A new rare species of Oedipoda Latreille, 1829 (Orthoptera: Acrididae) from South Italy. Zootaxa 4614: 50-60