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Graeme Cocks
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 Can anyone suggest a family for this fly? Light trap, Townsville, Queensland.
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 If it were on the other side of the world I would call it Sympycninae.
 
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 Thanks John. I'll check out that subfamily.
 
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 Sympycnus sp.

There are about 16 described species in Australia, many more await description.
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 Dear Graeme,

the colleague that should be best placed to help you out with this specimen is Dan Bickel (Sydney Museum). It also looks like a Sympycnine to me, but the genus Sympycnus itself is a polyphyletic assemblage.
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 Dan Bickel confirms this is Sympycnus sp.
 
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