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Metrioptera saussuriana
Gebirgs-Beißschrecke
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Subspecies
Original description
Synonyms
Metrioptera saussureana auct.
Metrioptera saussureiana auct.
Identification
Distribution
South-western mountains in Europe (Pyrenees,
Vosges, Jura Mountains and southern Alps). This
species has been recorded in Germany only twice
and both records date from the period 1900-1920.
One record is from Feldafing at Lake Starnberg and
the other record is from Obersalzberg
(Berchtesgaden). In addition, there are
populations near Salzburg (probably extinct) and
the Pfänder Mountain. Both locations are in
Austria, but are directly adjacent to the German
border. Thus the species apparently has its
northern-most border of distribution in northern
Austria and southernmost Bavaria and in this
border region has always been rare. Since it has
not been seen in Bavaria since the 1920s it must
be regarded as extinct in Germany.
Biology
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