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Already Robineau-Desvoidy noted that T. cynophila was active in the colder part of the year, and he observed it walking slowly on carcasses of donkeys and dogs in the outskirts of Paris when patches of snow were still remaining. A superb paper summarising what is known about T. cynophila will soon appear in Systematic Entomology. It is indeed surprising that this species after 'hiding' for more than 150 years suddenly makes its appearance at several localities in Spain.