Corresponding author: Yuchen Ang (
Academic editor: Jukka Salmela
Specimens of the enigmatic, monotypic European genus
Specimens were collected during two field collection trips in 2011 and 2014.
Of the caught specimens, some were immediately stored in 70% alcohol and others ground up in RNA-later for further transcriptomic work. Specimens were identified based on the key given in
Sweden, Finland, Germany.
Saprophagous species, obligate breeder on horse dung.
An excellent description of
Initially,
It is possible that
As mentioned earlier,
Based on his original description,
Despite exploring numerous (including previously sampled) pastures, only one pasture in Sweden yielded small numbers of
An updated checklist based on previous records (
The authors would like to thank Adrian Pont for his information on the habitats of
All authors contributed equally to this article.
Map of Fennoscandia showing collection localities for
Photo showing habitat of collection locality in Southern Finland. Red inset shows the particular dungpile where numerous
Adult male
Lateral habitus
Ventral abdomen (posterior section)
List of species of
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