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Chersodromia?
Johan M
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Posted on 05-06-2017 16:42
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A friend and I found these small (1mm) flies running on a sandy beach on Oeland in SE Sweden (May 2017). Is it Chersodromia and if so, is it possible to identify the species? Have tried to find a key without luck.

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Probably Chersodromia arenaria.
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