Canace nasica

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Canace nasica
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Canacidae
Genus: Canace
Species:
C. nasica
Binomial name
Canace nasica
(Haliday, 1839)
Synonyms [1]

Canace nascia is a European species of Canacidae. [2]

It is a very small (2 mm. long) fly overall greyish or greyish-brown fly with complete wing venation.The interocular space is matte brown .There are two inner orbital bristles, and an upper orbital bristle curved outwards, over the eyes. Face, cheeks and clypeus are grey. The antennae are black. Short proboscis; palps a little enlarged. Mesonotum dull brown, the pleurae grey. There are four dorsocentral bristles. Black legs; The second tergite of the abdomen is enlarged, blackish. [3] [4] For terms see Morphology of Diptera. It is a sea-shore or salt-marsh species.

Distribution

Cape Verde Islands, Senegal, England, France, Ireland, Spain, Egypt, Azores, Canary Islands and Madeira Islands. [5]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Canacidae</span> Family of flies

Canacidae, incorrectly Canaceidae, or beach flies, surf or surge flies, is a family of Diptera. As of 2010, 307 species in 27 genera. The family now includes Tethininae as a subfamily.

Zaleinae, is a subfamily of beach flies in the family of Canacidae. There are 16 species in 2 genera.

Canacinae is a subfamily of beach flies in the family of Canacidae.

Canace is a genus of beach flies in the family Canacidae. All known species are of Afrotropical or Palaearctic distribution.

Dynomiellini, is a tribe of beach flies in the family of Canacidae.

<i>Canacea</i> Genus of flies

Canacea is a genus of beach flies in the family Canacidae. All known species are Nearctic or Neotropical.

Dynomiella is a genus of beach flies in the family Canacidae. All known species are Afrotropical.

Isocanace is a genus of beach flies in the family Canacidae. All known species are Australasian or Afrotropical.

Trichocanace is a genus of beach flies, insects in the family Canacidae. All known species are Australasian, Indomalayan, or Afrotropical.

Xanthocanace is a genus of beach flies in the family Canacidae. All known species are Oriental, Palearctic, or Afrotropical.

Xanthocanace ranula is a European species of Canacidae.

Procanace is a genus of beach flies. All known species are Oriental, Afrotropical, Palaearctic, Neotropical or Australasian.

Canace actites, is a European species of Canacidae.

Canace salonitana, is a European species of Canacidae.

<i>Apetaenus</i> Genus of flies

Apetaenus is a genus of beach flies in the family Canacidae. They are endemic to the subantarctic archipelagos in association with colonies of penguins and other seabirds. Some species have vestigial wings.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tethininae</span> Subfamily of flies

Tethininae, formally the family Tethinidae is a paraphyletic group of tiny drab-coloured or grey Acalyptratae flies. There are over 115 species in 7 genera known from all zoogeographic regions. They are inconspicuous flies which are still poorly known in some remote, huge, tropical areas.

Plesiotethina is a genus of beach flies, insects in the family Canacidae. The only known species, Plesiotethina australis, has been described from Australia.

Pseudorhicnoessa is a genus of beach flies, insects in the family Canacidae. All species are Indopacific in distribution.

Sigaloethina is a genus of beach flies, insects in the family Canacidae. All known species are Australasian in distribution.

Thitena is a genus of beach flies, insects in the family Canacidae. All known species are Australasian in distribution.

References

  1. ↑ Munari, L.; Mathis, W.N. (2010). "World Catalog of the Family Canacidae (including Tethinidae) (Diptera), with keys to the supraspecific taxa" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2471. Magnolia Press: 1–84. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2471.1.1. ISSN   1175-5334 . Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  2. ↑ Chandler, Peter J. (1998). Checklists of Insects of the British Isles (New Series) Part 1: Diptera. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. Vol. 12. London: Royal Entomological Society of London. pp. 1–234. ISBN   0-901546-82-8.
  3. ↑ Bei-Bienko, G.Y. & Steyskal, G.C. (1988) Keys to the Insects of the European Part of the USSR, Volume V: Diptera and Siphonaptera, Parts I, II. Amerind Publishing Co., New Delhi. ISBN   81-205-0080-6 ISBN   81-205-0081-4
  4. ↑ Séguy, E. (1934) Diptères: Brachycères. II. Muscidae acalypterae, Scatophagidae. Paris: Éditions Faune de France 28 Bibliotheque Virtuelle Numerique pdf
  5. ↑ Mathis, Wayne N. (1992). "World Catalog of the Beach-Fly Family Canacidae (Diptera)". Smithson. Contributions Zool. (Print). 536 (536). Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press: 1–18. doi:10.5479/si.00810282.536.


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