Themira gracilis (Zetterstedt, 1847)

Patrick T. Rohner & Gerhard Bächli, 2016, Faunistic data of Sepsidae (Diptera) from Switzerland and additional countries including the first Swiss record of Meroplius fukuharai (Iwasa, 1984), Mitteilungen der Schweizerischen Entomologischen Gesellschaft 89, pp. 237-260 : 257

Themira gracilis (Zetterstedt, 1847)

Material: Switzerland: GL:Richisau, 1100 m, 7.–8.viii.1991; Schwändital, 1250 m, 2000 (leg. Duelli); Vorauen, 800 m, 4.–8.viii.1991. GR:Dischmatal, 1600 m, 16.–30.vi.1991, 1.–15.vii.1990, 1.–15.vii.1992, 1.–16.viii.1990 (all leg. Brodmann). SZ:Alptal, 2000 (leg. Duelli).

Montenegro:Durmitor, 1500 m, 30.vii.–5.viii.1988. Romania:Cimpulung, 600 m, 27.v.1977, 27.v.1985, 31.v.1981, 14.vii.1974, 18.vii.1982, 20.vii.1985, 30.vii.1985; 700 m, 28.v.1984, 4.ix.1988; Dragosa, 800 m, 13.vii.1979; Frasin, 500 m, 23.v. 1981; Statioara, 800 m, 28.v.1981; Val. Pulnei, 900 m, 28.v.1985; 1000 m, 18.vii. 1981, 10.viii.1982 (all leg. Ceianu).

Distribution:Palaearctic ( Ozerov 2005).

Comments:Apparently the first record from Montenegro. This rather small species is often associated to horse dung, but it can also be found on cow pastures.