Flies of the family Dolichopodidae (Diptera: Brachycera), excluding the Microphorinae and Parathalassinae, from the Maltese Islands with notes on their habitats and phenology Author Ebejer, M. J. text Zoosystematica Rossica 2021 Zoosyst. Rossica 2021-05-08 30 1 25 39 http://dx.doi.org/10.31610/zsr/2021.30.1.25 journal article 10.31610/zsr/2021.30.1.25 2410-0226 urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:2569E918-E9B4-4C7E-ACE5-1FF0D22AFFC9 Ortochile soccata Loew, 1850 Material examined . 2 females , Mizieb , 3 Apr. 1985 , MJE ; 2 females , Bahrija , 6 Apr. 1985 , MJE ; 1 male , 2 females , Ghadira , 17 Apr. 1992 , MJE ; 3 males , 1 female , Gozo , Ramla , dunes, 23 Apr. 1992 , MJE ; 1 male , 1 female , Gozo , Mgarr ix-Xini, 23 Apr. 1992 , MJE ; 1 male , Fomm ir-Rih, 16 Apr. 1994 , MJE . Distribution . Apparently limited to France , Italy (including Sicily ), and the Maltese Islands.