Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Xylophagus ?kowarzi/ater, female

Posted by NakaRB on 26-09-2021 19:32
#1
Russia, Moscow region, 15.05.2021

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Edited by NakaRB on 30-09-2021 20:10

Posted by Zeegers on 26-09-2021 19:56
#2
Female Xylophagus, very nice. Species might be difficult around Moscow.

Theo

Posted by NakaRB on 27-09-2021 19:46
#3
Thank you!

Posted by Paul Beuk on 29-09-2021 14:41
#4
Xylophagus kowarzi, most likely.

Posted by NakaRB on 29-09-2021 20:31
#5
Thank you!

Posted by Zeegers on 30-09-2021 09:04
#6
That would be great, but to me, female X. ater is more likely

* legs very yellow (femora included)
* first antennal segment long, but not extremely elongated
* frons seems to have dust spots


Theo