Sciapus glaucescens (Loew, 1856)

Ebejer, M. J., 2021, Flies of the family Dolichopodidae (Diptera: Brachycera), excluding the Microphorinae and Parathalassinae, from the Maltese Islands with notes on their habitats and phenology, Zoosystematica Rossica (Zoosyst. Rossica) 30 (1), pp. 25-39 : 28-29

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.