Otites ruficeps (Fabricius, 1805) (figs 11, d–g)

Strobl, 1900: 620. — Lesina.

Material. Karlovac: Modruš: Draga, 20.05.2022, 2 ♂; hinterm Haus ( Burgberg), 02.06.2022, 1 ♂; Richtung Klek, 04.06.2022, 1 ♀; Richtung Senj Strasse (“ Insektenzoo ”), 21.05.2022, 2 ♂, 1 ♀ (Kovac leg.) (SMNF) .

Remarks. All these specimens have a mostly yellow occiput and moderately narrow microtrichose crossbands on the abdominal tergites, which are diagnostic characters of Otites ornata (Meigen, 1826) (= O. bacescui Gheorghiu, 1987) the species occurring mainly in the Danube basin. However, the structure of its male surstyli and female spermatheca is typical for O. ruficeps (= O. formosa auctt.), and such a combination of characters has been already known in a series of specimens from “ Greece, Bgst. Coll.” (NHMW) (Kameneva, 1997). Strobl (loc. cit.) possibly examined specimens also belonging to this morph.