Oedipoda germanica, faunistics, distribution, Czech Republic

Oedipoda germanica has been confirmed in almost all its historical localities in the Czech Republic. The main range is the valley of the Radotín brook [Radotínský potok] at the south-west edge of Prague, and the surroundings of Velká Chuchle. The current situation of the species in the central part of the Czech Karst protected landscape area (central Bohemia) remains unclear but additional localities have been discovered. In the Czech Highlands (northern Bohemia), three localities were previously known but the population survives only in the locality of Košťálov. With the exception of one place in Prague, all other localities are situated on the left banks of the Vltava and Labe rivers, indirectly demonstrating that this species is not able to surmount rivers. O. germanica was found on steep, non-weedy parts of rocks, ledges, debris, and worked-out parts of quarries. It is appropriate to classify the species as critically endangered in the Czech Republic.