Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Australian unicorn fly Wawu queenslandensis

Posted by Gerard Pennards on 29-03-2015 22:52
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This Lauxaniid was found in malaise trap samples from Graeme Cocks, in Townsville Australia, march 2010.
It's an amazing animal because there is this horn on it's head that originates from in between the antenna, like a unicorn. And if that is not enough it also has it's mouth edge forming a sharp spine!
Can anyone tell me what genus and eventually species this is??

Edited by Gerard Pennards on 29-03-2015 23:04