The reply i got from Diptera.info:
"Consulting Crosskey, I think this might be Urodexia penicillum/i] male (Blondeliini) or a related undescribed species. Liekele

EDIT: Liekele has revised his opinion after comparing the photo with museum specimens: "When comparing the picture with specimens in the collection, I found it best matching with Uromedina because of the lack of discal bristles on the abdominal tergites and the dorsal bristles, length of legs etc.

4 species are known of [i]Uromedina: atrata, caudata, eumorphophaga and rufipes. I do not have the latest publication with the revision of this genus by Shima.
I have seen specimens of atrata being different.
The holotype of caudata seems very similar but nearly completely black. Some other specimens were more similar in coloration and also id by Shima as caudata.
Rufipes is very unlikely because the fly has black legs.
The original description of U. eumorphophaga Baranov matches also the fly on the picture.

Therefore this fly has to be Uromedina caudata or U. eumorphophaga. However, the revision of Shima does not give the ultimate answer. The only species within Uromedina with the tail is U. caudata. But the specimen on the picture and some specimens (in ZMA with identification label by Shima) do not match the colouring as described in the revision.

Therefore I think we have to call it Uromedina cf. caudata."

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