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Long slender fly on tree => Xylophagus ater
AdrianBothe
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Posted on 24-02-2022 13:45
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Dear all,
on 11.05.2021 I found this fly during the night on a dead tree in Berlin (Germany). Do you know which fly species this is?
Best, Adrian
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eklans
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Hi Adrian, I think it's a Xylophagus cf. ater.
Greetings, Eric Kloeckner
 
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Yes, you can skip the cf.

Theo
 
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I know the images are not perfectly sharp in the region of the antennae and mesonotum, but I can understand the conclusion when I look at this key: https://www.onlin...p?key_no=3. Thank you!
 
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23.06.25 18:10
If you have some spare money, there is a copy (together with keys to pupae and larvae) for sale by Hermann L. Strack, Loguivy Plougras, France

23.06.25 11:18
Appreciate it, Tony Irwin! I got the hint to use the key next to Langton and Pinder key for females of Chironomidae. So no specific queries, except the keys... I will keep this on my list and hope th

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I have the hard copy book, if you have any specific queries, but I'm not scanning the 500+ pages!

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