Ogcodes zonatus is a species of insect in the family Acroceridae, the small-headed flies.
This species is present in Europe, Russia, Turkey, Iran, Algeria and Mongolia.
These flies are characterized by a globular body, very small and dark heads and by translucent wings.
The rear pair of legs is curved, thickened at the end, with a brown colour.
[3] This species is very similar to Ogcodes pallipes, that has monocolor femurs, and to Ogcodes gibbosus, that shows different shapes of the bands on tergites, yellowish halteres knob and transparent margin of the calypter.