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Sure it is;)!

In Finland leucopeza has traditionally been the only recorded species of the genus (found in about 5 provinces). But last summer the situation changed when a collector called Iiro Kakko took a specimen from Ab: Ruissalo (south-western Finland).

Since this specimen certainly wasn't leucopeza I got hold of the Dipteron (2001) article of the genus written by Kassebeer: Die einheimischen Arten der Gattung Aulacigaster...

And when comparing my (female) specimen with the pictures of the article (particularly the middle-sized shining parts in the frons, which are bigger than in leucopeza , smaller than in falcata and pappi but not touching the eyes), it turned out to be closest to A. neoleucopeza which Kassebeer supposed to be only a nearctic species!

Later I remember to have checked the situation from Fauna Europaea and I recall that there might have been a find of neoleucopeza from Andorra too, but it is still quite far away from here!

So, I'd be greatly interested in hearing whether anyone in central or northern Europe has seen something like this or has any idea as to the number of the species of Aulacigaster in these regions of Europe?