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Lauxaniid Fly

DateTue 2018-11-06

A male Pseudolyciella stylata (Diptera: Lauxaniidae).  Identified using Schacht et al's 2004 translation of the key in Shatalkin, 2000.

The genitalia of the males of this species are very distinctive with their very long asymmetric paramere:

Specimen take in The Wilderness, Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK on 2018-11-03.

AuthorTristram Brelstaff | CommentPost a Comment |
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