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You are very silent:o!
Meanwhile I found out from the papers by Blaschke et al. (2018; https://resjourna...syen.12272) and Euo & Han (2021; https://www.resea...tic_status) that the bent, shovel-like piercer is actually sternite 8. Fig. 2K in Blaschke et al. as well as Steven Falk`s photos of female terminalia in E. crassipennis (https://www.flick...2511503368) are a good match. Unfortunately I did not find pictures of E. oblonga for comparison, just the sketch Fig. 227 in Tschorsnig & Herting (https://tachinida...igures.pdf). So is there anyone (Theo?) who can contribute to the discussion? Otherwise I would publish this female as E. crassipennis.