Meroplius minutus (Wiedemann, 1830)

Material: Switzerland: TI:Origlio, 420 m, 9.ix.1988.

Distribution:Holarctic, Oriental (Ozerov 2005).

Comments: The specimens were collected around a manure pile. According to several authors, M. minutus is especially attracted to human faeces (Melander &Spuler 1917; Pont &Meier 2002). It has thus been argued that the observed population decline of this species may be linked to improved hygienic conditions in Central Europe (van der Goot 1987).