Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Xylophagus ater, female

Posted by Karsten Thomsen on 27-05-2020 11:40
#1
Ca. 12 mms. On dead, decaying log, probably of ash, in mixed, mainly broadleaf forest, Hjørret 20 kms N of Aarhus, Denmark, yesterday.
Edited by Karsten Thomsen on 27-05-2020 14:11

Posted by Karsten Thomsen on 27-05-2020 11:40
#2
and is it a male?
Edited by Karsten Thomsen on 27-05-2020 12:27

Posted by Paul Beuk on 27-05-2020 13:42
#3
Yes, a female

Posted by Karsten Thomsen on 27-05-2020 14:10
#4
Thank you, Paul. I thought the female would have a longer ovipositor. I wonder if it is somewhat retractable.