Posted by Walther Gritsch on 26-07-2016 21:59
#1
Hello,
A friend of mine made these two photos of what I think is a very interestingly looking
Atylotus male. I've never seen anything like this and my initial response was to shout
Atylotus sublunaticornis right away. But as this species is considered extremely rare in Denmark it would be nice to get a second opinion. In fact
sublunaticornis has been recorded only once in living memory: an unlabelled specimen in the zoological museum in Copenhagen.
The photos were made by Peter Krogh on 24. vii. 2016 in Lille Vildmose, the largest raised bog in Denmark located in northeast Jutland only a few kilometers from the sea.
It would be really nice to rediscover a species like this!
Posted by Zeegers on 27-07-2016 07:49
#3
You got it !
Congratulations !!
Very nice male of sublunaticornis indeed and very nice match in habitat.
This species occurs all over theScandinavia and the Baltics, so I am a little surprised to learn it has not been properly recorded for Denmark.
BUt now, it has !
theo
Posted by Walther Gritsch on 27-07-2016 11:24
#4
Great! Thank you very much.
The specimen in the museum, which I haven't seen yet is at least some 50 years old and presumeably from the environs of Copenhagen. Lyneborg mentions it in 1960.