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Hello,
is there " simple" way to distinguish wing venation Lauxaniidae vs. Anthomyiidae (there are several which appear tbe the same). Any paper you may reccommend to read or some tips.

Regards

Lothar

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They are very similar. The anal vein of Lauxaniidae is usually (possibly always) incomplete, and there are slight differences around the tip of the subcosta.

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Without digging into the literature I do not know the 'formal' differences, but anthomyid wings tend to be broadest near the base ('triangular', those of lauxaniids tend to be broadest near the middle ('ovoid'. Crossvein dm-cu in anthomyiids usually is closer to the tip of the wing than in lauxaniids.

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Mesonotal suture complete in Anthomyiidae, incomplete in Lauxaniidae. Of course nothing about wing venation. . .

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Thanks all - helps me a lot