Villeneuvia

Villeneuvia
Villeneuvia aestuum, Harlech, North Wales
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Muscidae
Tribe:	Limnophorini
Genus:	Villeneuvia Schnabl & Dziedzicki, 1911
Type species
Limnophora aestuum Villeneuve, 1902

Villeneuvia is a genus of true flies, belonging to the family Muscidae. There is only one known species. They are very similar to Limnophora , but orbital seta are absent in both sexes. ^{[1] [2]}

It is a coastal fly found throughout most of coastal Europe. ^[2]

Species

• Villeneuvia aestuum (Villeneuve, 1902) ^[2]

References

1. D'Assis Fonseca, E.C.M. (1968). Diptera Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata: Muscidae. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. Vol. 10. London.: Royal Entomological Society of London. p. 118.
2. Gregor, F.; Rozkosny, R.; Bartak, M.; Vanhara, J. (2002). The Muscidae (Diptera) of Central Europe. Scientiarum Naturalium Universitatis Masarykianae Brunensis. Vol. 107. Masaryk.: Masaryk University. p. 280.

External links

• D'Assis Fonseca, E.C.M, 1968 Diptera Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata: Muscidae Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects pdf
• Seguy, E. (1923) Diptères Anthomyides. Paris: Éditions Faune de France Faune n° 6 393 p., 813 fig.Bibliotheque Virtuelle Numerique pdf