Sciapus zonatulus (Zetterstedt, 1843)

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 : 29

Sciapus zonatulus (Zetterstedt, 1843)

Material examined. 2 females, Gozo, Ramla , dunes, 22 July 1979, SPS ; 1 male, 2 females, Gozo, Ramla , dunes, 23 Apr. 1992, MJE ; 1 male, 1 female, Gozo, Ramla , dunes, 23 Apr. 1992, PG ; 3 males, 1 female, Gozo, Ramla , dunes, 10 Apr. 1993, MJE ; 2 females, Gozo, Ramla , dunes, 10 Apr. 1993, PG ; 1 male, Gozo, Ramla , sea shore, 10 Apr. 1993, MJE ; 1 male, Gozo, Ramla , valley, 17 Apr. 1993, PG ; 2 males, 1 female, Ghadira , 5 May 1993, PG ; 1 male, Ghadira , 19 March 1994, MJE ; 1 male, 1 female, Ghadira , 14 Apr. 1994, MJE ; 1 male, Gozo, Ramla , dunes, 1 Apr. 1994, MJE ; 3 males, 1 female, Gozo, Ramla , dunes, 1 Apr. 1994, MJE ; 2 males, 3 females, Gozo, Ramla , dunes, 5 Apr. 1999, MJE ; 1 female, Comino , 28–30 March 2002, MJE .

Distribution. A west Palaearctic species distributed from parts of Scandinavia to the Mediterranean; not yet recorded from some islands, e.g. the Balearics and Sicily, but very likely to be present there. New record for the Maltese Islands.