| Senotainia caffra | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Sarcophagidae |
| Subfamily: | Miltogramminae |
| Genus: | Senotainia |
| Species: | S. caffra |
| Binomial name | |
| Senotainia caffra | |
| Synonyms | |
Senotainia caffra is a species of satellite flies (insects in the family Sarcophagidae). [2]
Sarcophagidae are a family of flies commonly known as flesh flies. They differ from most flies in that they are ovoviviparous, opportunistically depositing hatched or hatching maggots instead of eggs on carrion, dung, decaying material, or open wounds of mammals, hence their common name. Some flesh fly larvae are internal parasites of other insects such as Orthoptera, and some, in particular the Miltogramminae, are kleptoparasites of solitary Hymenoptera. The adults mostly feed on fluids from animal bodies, nectar, sweet foods, fluids from animal waste and other organic substances. Juveniles need protein to develop and may be laid on carrion, dung or sweet plant foods.
Calyptratae is a subsection of Schizophora in the insect order Diptera, commonly referred to as the calyptrate muscoids. It consists of those flies which possess a calypter that covers the halteres, among which are some of the most familiar of all flies, such as the house fly.
Sarcophaga is a genus of true flies and the type genus of the flesh-fly family (Sarcophagidae). The members of this cosmopolitan genus are frequently known as common flesh flies.
The Miltogramminae are a subfamily of the family Sarcophagidae. They are kleptoparasites of solitary bees and solitary wasps.
Sarcophaga pernix, also known as the red-tailed flesh fly, is a fly in the Sarcophagidae family. This fly often breeds in carrion and feces, making it a possible vector for disease. The larvae of this species can cause myiasis, as well as accidental myiasis. It is potentially useful in forensic entomology.
Nyctia is a genus of true flies in the family Sarcophagidae.
Senotainia is a genus of satellite flies in the family Sarcophagidae. There are more than 70 described species in Senotainia.
Paramacronychiinae is a subfamily of flesh flies.
Wohlfahrtia seguyi is a species of flesh fly in the family Sarcophagidae.
Primorya ussuriensis is a species of true flies in the family Sarcophagidae.
Asiosarcophila kaszabi is a species of true flies in the family Sarcophagidae.
Dexagria ushinskyi is a species of true flies in the family Sarcophagidae.
Toxonagria is a genus of true flies in the family Sarcophagidae.
Brachicoma is a genus of true flies in the family Sarcophagidae.
Cattasoma is a genus of true flies in the family Sarcophagidae.
Erythrandra is a genus of true flies in the family Sarcophagidae.
Galopagomyia is a genus of true flies in the family Sarcophagidae.
Kurahashiodes is a genus of true flies in the family Sarcophagidae.
Mimagria is a genus of true flies in the family Sarcophagidae.
Sarcophila is a genus of true flies in the family Sarcophagidae.
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