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I have keyed this to Symballophthalmus, but cannot match it to any of the three British species in Collin's work. So the obvious question is - have I correctly identified the genus?

Note: the eyes meet on frons in this female specimen.

Nigel Jones

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The wing, showing small anal cell.

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Although I have never seen species of this genus myself, it looks like Symballlophthalmus fuscitarsis to me. The basal antennal segments seem to be yellow. It that indeed the case?

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Thank you Jan,
This specimen has dark third antennal segment, contrasting with yellow first and second.

I have gone back to the key and I now see that I mis-interpreted one couplet - I read "achrostichals present" as "acrostichals absent" (three times!). It was late and I was tired. Very tired evidently :)

This is S. scapularis in Collin 1962 - a synonym of S. fuscitarsis.