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 I am not an expert, but the hind tarsi suggest Holopogon to me.
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 No, this is a typical Dioctria, many have swollen metatarsi on the hind legs. This keys out to D. cf fuscipes with Engel 1930. But a form with very black legs.
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 Thank you for your opinion, indeed it is the first Dioctria, observed by me, with all black legs.
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