The tip of an iceburg: Four new fungus gnat species from the Scandinavian north

Although Finland and its climate may not look like a biodiversity hotspot, scientists have recently described as many as four new fungus gnat species there. Three of the species are so far known exclusively from Finnish Lapland, while one of the species has a wider northern range. The names of the new species commemorate a forest researcher, Finnish mythology, Arctic nature and Sami language.

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