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Decidedly uncommon fly; I'm seeing around one per year, so far always January-March.

Very much like the wasp Ammophila, which fits with Krober's description of male Physocephala in Africa, but I cannot find mention anywhere of a Conopid with its eyes so nearly meeting. So I'm confused.

Resting on scrubby grass on a wet night in Chongwe, Lusaka, Zambia. Didn't tolerate the flash.

8th Feb 2016.

EDIT - title updated from 'It looks Conopid - Zambia' based on suggestion made by John Carr.

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closer up

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The wing as best I can show it:

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Reminds me of Systropus, but I sometimes get those long-bodied Orthorrhapha confused.

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Stylogaster is the long genus of Conopidae, but I don't think antennae match here.

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That would explain a lot...

I didn't even consider Bombyliidae. There seemed to be discrepancies in what I could see of the wing, too.

Thanks, John.