Meoneura | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Superfamily: | Carnoidea |
Family: | Carnidae |
Genus: | Meoneura Rondani, 1856 [1] |
Type species | |
Agromyza obscurella | |
Synonyms | |
Species include:
The family Sciomyzidae belongs to the typical flies (Brachycera) of the order Diptera. They are commonly called marsh flies, and in some cases snail-killing flies due to the food of their larvae.
The Dryomyzidae are a small family of flies ranging from 4–18 mm long, with prominent bristles, and yellow to brown or rust-yellow coloring. The wings are very large. The subcosta is complete and well separated from vein 1. Larvae feed on decaying organic matter - carrion, dung, and fungi. The prelambrum protrudes from the oral cavity. Vibrissae are absent and the postvertical bristles are divergent.
Carnidae, also known as bird flies or filth flies, is a family of flies (Diptera). There are 6 genera, containing about 93 species worldwide.
Homoneura is a genus of small flies of the family Lauxaniidae.
Spilogona is a very large genus of flies from the family Muscidae.
Minettia is a genus of small flies of the family Lauxaniidae. They have almost worldwide distribution, is one of the most species rich genera of the family with more than 120 described species. The Palaearctic is the most diverse with some 56 described species. The genus is divided into 3 subgenera.
Trixoscelis is a genus of flies in the family Heleomyzidae. For the most part they are small to minute flies found in warm semi-arid conditions on sand dunes, dry grasslands or shrubby places. They are widely distributed in the Palaearctic.
Calliopum is a genus of small flies of the family Lauxaniidae.
Hemeromyia is a genus of flies (Diptera).
Tethina is a genus of beach flies in the family Canacidae. They are found in all terrestrial biogeographic realms.
Nanna is a genus of small to medium-sized predatory flies.
Allopiophila is a genus of small flies in the family Piophilidae.
Coproica is a genus of flies belonging to the family Lesser Dung flies.
Minilimosina is a genus of lesser dung flies in the family Sphaeroceridae. There are more than 70 described species in Minilimosina, found on every continent except Antarctica.
Rachispoda is a genus of flies belonging to the family Lesser Dung flies.
Odinia is a genus of flies in the family Odiniidae. There are more than 20 described species in Odinia.
Sciomyzinae is a subfamily of flies in the family Sciomyzidae.
Amnon Freidberg was an Israeli entomologist. In his career he described 257 new insect taxa, predominantly flies.