Sciapus glaucescens (Loew, 1856)

Material examined. 2 males, Marsascala, Sept. 1978, AB ; 1 male, Marsaxlokk, 30 Sept. 1978, PG ; 1 male, 1 female, Marsascala, Oct. 1978, AB ; 1 male, Marsascala, St Thomas Bay, 24 Apr. 1993, MJE ; 1 male, Comino, Sta Marija, 29 Apr. 1994, PG ; 1 male, Fomm ir-Rih, pebble beach, 27 Apr. 1997, MJE ; 1 male, Salina, marsh, 2 May 2001, MJE ; 1 male, Comino, Sta Marija, beach, 8 Apr. 2002, MJE .

Distribution. Mainly southwest Palaearctic species known also from the Atlantic islands of the Azores, Canaries and Madeira, and North Africa. New record for the Maltese Islands.