Ensifera; Caelifera; Blattodea; Dermaptera; Mantis religiosa; faunistics; biogeography; species conservation; White Carpathians; Moravia; Czech Republic

Based on previously published data and newly examined material, 49 species of Orthoptera, four species of Blattaria, one species of Mantodea, and four species of Dermaptera are recorded from the Bílé Karpaty [= the White Carpathians] Protected Landscape Area and Biosphere Reserve (south-eastern Moravia, Czech Republic). The fauna of the area consists predominantly of species of the deciduous forest zone of the Euro-Siberian region with steppe and forest-steppe species that occur less frequently. Most of the species have a wide ecological valence and distribution in the Czech Republic and can occur in various grassland habitats, often preferring taller stands; others live on shrubs, trees, or in leaf litter.