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Lennart Bendixen
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Hi,

same here: Is my guess correct and is this the only species in middle Europe having this slim body?

Thank you!

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Hi Lennart,

Lennart Bendixen wrote:
is this the only species in middle Europe having this slim body?


the only species whose males' abdomens reach behind the wings.
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Thanks again, Jürgen! Does that implicate there are females of other species that have such a long body?

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Lennart Bendixen wrote:
Does that implicate there are females of other species that have such a long body?

No, the females are virtually unidentifiable in the field. Only the males of S. scripta own such a long abdomen.
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Oh, that's a pity of course... ;-)
Thank you!
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