Lauxaniidae
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Lauxaniidae is a family of acalyptrate flies. It contains around 1500 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 patterned wings.
The larvae are mostly saprophagous, feeding in leaf litter, birds' nests, etc.
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[edit] References
Evenhuis, N.L., & 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.
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