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I though this stubby little 4mm fly must be a Phorid, but I noticed the wing venation seemed the same as a small Phasia fly. It has no subscutellum though, and bristles at the end of the abdomen, with adpressed bristles/hairs on the rest. Is there a muscid perhaps that that looks like this, or Phorid after all?

many thanks,
Jeremy

NOTE: final verdict was Litophasia hyalipennis