Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Lauxaniidae, Sapromyza metallica? (Australia)

Posted by John Carr on 07-07-2015 17:51
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It has the characters of Lauxaniidae -- complete subcosta, no subcostal break, no vibrissae, convergent postocellars, preapical dorsal bristles on tibiae. Many species have a tapered first flagellomere like your fly.

I found a similar fly online under the name Sapromyza metallica. I don't know if it is closely related to Northern Hemisphere Sapromyza.

Edited by John Carr on 07-07-2015 17:52