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Hello,

found this tiny (about 2-3mm) diptera, I think it's a Sepsis sp. Could someone help me please to identificate the specie?
Here is the checklist of my Country/zone

N=North
S=South
Si=Sicily
Sa=Sardinia

Family Sepsidae

Meroplius Rondani, 1874

Meroplius minutus (Wiedemann, 1830) (N, S, Si)

Nemopoda Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830

Nemopoda nitidula (Fallén, 1820) (N, S, Si)
Nemopoda pectinulata Loew, 1873 (N)

Orthalischema Frey, 1925

Orthalischema albitarse (Zetterstedt, 1847) (Sa)

Saltella Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830

Saltella nigripes Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 (N, S)
Saltella sphondylii (Schrank, 1803) (N, S, Si?, Sa?)

Sepsis Fallén, 1810

Sepsis barbata Becker, 1907 (N, S?, Si?, Sa?) (*)
Sepsis biflexuosa Strobl, 1893 (N, S, Si?, Sa)
Sepsis cynipsea (Linné, 1758) (N, S, Si, Sa?)
Sepsis duplicata Haliday, 1838 (N, S)
Sepsis flavimana Meigen, 1826 (N, S)
Sepsis fulgens Meigen, 1826 (N, S, Si, Sa)
Sepsis helvetica Munari, 1985 (N?)
Sepsis melanopoda Duda, 1926 (N) (*)
Sepsis neocynipsea Melander & Spuler, 1917 (N, S)
Sepsis nigripes Meigen, 1826 (*)
Sepsis orthocnemis Frey, 1908 (N, S)
Sepsis pseudomonostigma Ursu, 1969 (N, S, Si, Sa)
Sepsis punctum (Fabricius, 1794) (N, S, Si, Sa)
Sepsis thoracica (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830) (N, S, Si, Sa)
Sepsis violacea Meigen, 1826 (N, S, Si, Sa?)

Themira Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830

Themira annulipes (Meigen, 1826) (N, S, Si?, Sa)
Themira germanica Duda, 1926 (N)
Themira gracilis (Zetterstedt, 1847) (N)
Themira leachi (Meigen, 1826) (N)
Themira lucida (Staeger, 1844) (N, S)
Themira minor (Haliday, 1833) (N, S, Si?, Sa)
Themira nigricornis (Meigen, 1826) (N)
Themira putris (Linné, 1758) (N, S)
Themira superba (Haliday, 1833) (N?)

25.11.2012 - Northeast Italy (Modena)





Here are the links to the full res:

http://farm9.stat...8e33_o.jpg
http://farm9.stat...bf26_o.jpg

Thanks for the help!

Marcello