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 Any ideas for this dark fly? From a malaise trap in south Sweden in july.

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 My guess: Anticheta brevipennis
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 Thanks! Fits good to brevipennis in Rozkosny´s (1984) key with short wings, 1 pair of dc and one pair of pal.

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