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?? - > Machimus/Tolmerus sp.
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Is it possible to identify the species for the photo?
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It is a Machimus/Tolmerus male. These genera are very hard to ID. However, in the shadow of the creature there seems to be a little projection visible on the hind margin of the 8th sternite. This could point at Tolmerus atricapillus : ) Very uncertain.
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Thank you very much, Reinoud !!!
 
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