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Hi,
On 1st July I saw this small black fly in a wetland area in southwestern Germany. I consider it a Hydrotaea (Muscidae). With the key of D'Assis Fonseca (1968) I found that there are just a few species with the combination "knob of halteres yellow" and "frontal triangle more or less dulled by dust, frontal orbits densely grey dusted throughout". The best decision should be H. albipuncta ("distinct blackish shine around front ocellus", middle tibia usually with a short anterodorsal on apical half" ). I feel very uncertain, however, and would therefore highly appreciate experts' opinion!
Thanks in advance, Sundew