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<p>Associations of insects that live in nests and burrows of small mammals are relatively poorly explored. This work therefore tries to expand the knowledge about Diptera communities (Psychodidae and Sphaeroceridae) of two small mammals, namely <italic>Micromys minutus</italic> (Pallas, 1771) and <italic>Muscardinus avellanarius</italic> (Linnaeus, 1758). In nests of Eurasian harvest mouse two psychodid species and one sphaerocerid species, while in hazel dormouse nest one psychodid species and three sphaerocerid species have been found, all representing new nest records.</p>
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Associations of insects that live in nests and burrows of small mammals are relatively poorly explored. This work therefore tries to expand the knowledge about Diptera communities (Psychodidae and Sphaeroceridae) of two small mammals, namely Micromys minutus (Pallas, 1771) and Muscardinus avellanarius (Linnaeus, 1758). In nests of Eurasian harvest mouse two psychodid species and one sphaerocerid species, while in hazel dormouse nest one psychodid species and three sphaerocerid species have been found, all representing new nest records.

New records of Diptera from nests of <italic>Micromys minutus</italic> and <italic>Muscardinus avellanarius</italic> in Slovakia

Acta Musei Silesiae, Scientiae Naturales

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New records of Diptera from nests of  and  in Slovakia

Associations of insects that live in nests and burrows of small mammals are relatively poorly explored. This work therefore tries to expand the knowledge about...

New records of Diptera from nests of Micromys minutus and Muscardinus avellanarius in Slovakia

Published Online: Mar 01, 2023

Page range: 285 - 290

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cszma-2022-0016

Keywords
Eurasian Harvest Mouse, Hazel Dormouse, Diptera, Psychodidae, Sphaeroceridae

© 2022 Jindřich Roháček et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

New records of Diptera from nests of Micromys minutus and Muscardinus avellanarius in Slovakia

Published Online: Mar 01, 2023

Page range: 285 - 290

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cszma-2022-0016

KeywordsEurasian Harvest Mouse, Hazel Dormouse, Diptera, Psychodidae, Sphaeroceridae

© 2022 Jindřich Roháček et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Eurasian Harvest Mouse, Hazel Dormouse, Diptera, Psychodidae, Sphaeroceridae