''Lauxania cylindricornis'' is a species of

fly Flies are insects of the Order (biology), order Diptera, the name being derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwing ...

in the family

Lauxaniidae The Lauxaniidae are a family of acalyptrate flies. They generally are small flies (length 7 mm or less) with large compound eyes that often are brightly coloured in life, sometimes with characteristic horizontal stripes, such as in '' Cestr ...

. It is found in the

Palearctic The Palearctic or Palaearctic is the largest of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. It stretches across all of Eurasia north of the foothills of the Himalayas, and North Africa. The realm consists of several bioregions: the Euro-Sibe ...

.Long 2-3.5mm. Small glossy black with yellowish wings black at the base. The porrect, cylindrical antennae are longer than the head. The habitat is lush vegetation in marshes. The larvae feed on micro-organisms within decaying plant tissues Martinek, V. 1974. New European species ''Lauxania minor'' sp. n. and redescription of species ''Lauxania cylindricornis'' (Fabr.) (Diptera, Lauxaniidae). ''Biologia Bratislava'' 29: 609- 617. File:Lauxania cylindricornis - 2012-05-01.ogv , Video File:EuropäischenZweiflügeligen1790CXXXVIc.jpg, Depicted in Meigen ''Europäischen Zweiflügeligen''

References

Lauxaniidae Insects described in 1794 Muscomorph flies of Europe {{Lauxanioidea-stub