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Xylophagidae? -->Xylophagus cf. ater female
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 Hello,

perhaps Xylophagus cinctus female?
Location: Northwest of Germany, wet meadow, near to a mixes forest, size about 15 mm, photos on 06.05.2015.

Greetings, Konrad

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 It is Xylophagus, but I need to work on the species. Looks like female compeditus.

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 Hello Theo,

thank you very much for the ID.

Best regards and a happy new year, Konrad
 
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 Yes it is ater / compeditus.
As you know, these is a quarrel on the correct name (see Stubbs).

Theo
 
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 Hello Konrad & Theo,

Actually Chandler 1998 cleared up the confusion about the correct name: it is Xylophagus ater Meigen, 1804.
An online identification key to species is available here: http://www.online...p?key_no=3

Greetings,

Ectemnius
 
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 Hello Theo and Ectemnius,

thank you very much for the information.

Greetings, Konrad
 
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