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I found these flies on Rhodes, near Faliraki, between 12.09.2018 and 14-09.2018. I think they are the same sp. Fauna Europaea lists only A. nitidulus from Rhodes, but I know that sp. fairly well, and and these are different. They have a partly brownish-red scutellum (same dark color as scutum in A. nitidulus), a stripe of white scales along the abdomen (missing in A. nitidulus) and light yellow haltera (brown in the case of A. nitidulus). I think they are females of Anastoechus hyrcanus, partly because they match the desription of that sp. in a Hungarian key, and partly because there is no other likely candidate in the neighbouring mainland Turkey.

Can someone confirm or correct this putative ID?

Thanks for any help or comment in advance!

Greetings,

Henrik