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Lauxaniidae 
Homoneura sp. Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Diptera Suborder: Brachycera Section: Schizophora Subsection: Acalyptratae Superfamily: Lauxanioidea Family: Lauxaniidae
Macquart, 1835Genera see text.
Synonyms Sapromyzidae
Lauxaniidae is a family of acalyptrate flies. It contains around 1800 described species in 126 genera distributed worldwide. These are generally small flies (length 5 mm or less) with large compound eyes, often brightly coloured in life. Many species have different patterned wings. Contrary to popular belief they do not have different patterned bodies
The majority of species are found in the tropical regions of Asia and the Americas, with the exception of the Afrotropical region where few are found. Their species diversity declines strongly in the more temperate regions. There are slightly fewer than 180 species from Europe. Most species are inhabitants of forests, to be found on low shrubs, trees, and leaves. They are far less commonly found amongst dry or wet grassland habitats.[1]
The larvae are mostly saprophagous, feeding in leaf litter, bird nests, etc.
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Genera
- Aulogastromyia Hendel, 1925
- Calliopum Strand, 1928
- Camptoprosopella Hendel, 1907
- Cnemacantha Macquart, 1835
- Deceia Malloch, 1923
- Deutominettia Hendel, 1925
- Eusapromyza Malloch, 1923
- Homoneura Wulp, 1891
- Lauxania Latreille, 1804
- Lyciella Collin, 1948
- Luzonomyza Malloch, 1925
- Mallochomyza Hendel, 1925
- Melanomyza Malloch, 1923
- Minettia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
- Mycterella Kertész, 1912
- Neodeceia Malloch, 1924
- Neogriphoneura Malloch, 1924
- Oncodometopus Shewell, 1986
- Pachycerina Macquart, 1835
- Pachyopella Shewell, 1986
- Paroecus Becker, 1895
- Peplominettia Szilády, 1943
- Peplomyza Haliday, 1837
- Physegenua Macquart, 1848
- Physoclypeus Hendel, 1907
- Poecilolycia Shewell, 1986
- Poecilominettia Hendel, 1932
- Prosopomyia Loew, 1856
- Pseudocalliope Malloch, 1928
- Sapromyza Fallén, 1810
- Sapromyzosoma Lioy, 1864
- Steganolauxania Frey, 1918
- Tricholauxania Hendel, 1925
- Trigonometopus Macquart, 1835
- Trisapromyza Shewell, 1986
- Trivialia Malloch, 1923
- Trypetisoma Malloch, 1924
- Xeniconeura Shewell, 1986
- Xenochaetina Malloch, 1923
- Xenopterella Malloch, 1926
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Gallery
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Sapromyzosoma quadricincta male
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Calliopum simillimum
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Minettia fasciata
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Prosopomyia pallida
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Video: female of the Minettia fasciata group
References
- ^ Merz, Bernhard (2004). "Revision of the Minettia fasciata species-group (Diptera, Lauxaniidae)" (PDF). Revue Suisse De Zoologie (Geneva: Muséum d'histoire naturelle) 111 (1): 183–211. http://www.diptera.info/downloads/Merz_2004.pdf.
- Evenhuis, N.L., and T. Okadome. 1989. Family Lauxaniidae, pp 576–589. In Evenhuis, N.L. (ed.), Catalog of the Diptera of the Australasian and Oceanian Regions. E.J. Brill, Leiden. 1155 pp.
- Shatalkin, A.I. 2000. Keys to the Palaearctic flies of the family Lauxaniidae (Diptera). Zoologicheskie Issledovania 5: 102 pp. (In Russian)
- Davies, G.B.P. and Miller, R.M. 2008. Revision of the Afrotropical species of Parapachycerina (Diptera: Lauxaniidae). African Invertebrates 49 (2): 131–158.[1]
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