Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Lauxanidae

Posted by Iain MacGowan on 07-06-2021 10:32
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Hello Morgan
the specimen is actually a Lauxanid - these are often confused with Lonchaeidae - but note in photo 4 the additional long setae on the frons.
This link [mail]http://lonchaeidae.myspecies.info/node/2707 [/mail] provides the relevant illustrations
Iain