''Apetaenus'' is a genus of beach
flies
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
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Canacidae
Canacidae, incorrectly Canaceidae, or beach flies, surf or surge flies, is a family of Diptera. There are 113 species in 12 genera.
The family now includes Tethininae as a subfamily.
Family description
For terms see Morphology of Diptera.
...
. They are
endemic
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to the subantarctic archipelagos in association with colonies of
penguins
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and other seabirds. Some species have
vestigial
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wings.
Species
*Subgenus ''
Apetaenus''
Eaton, 1875
:*''
Apetaenus litoralis litoralis''
Eaton
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, 1875
:*''
Apetaenus litoralis marionensis''
Munari, 2008
:*''
Apetaenus litoralis watsoni''
Hardy, 1962
*Subgenus ''
Listriomastax''
Enderlein, 1909
:*''
Apetaenus enderleini''
Munari, 2007
*Subgenus ''
Macrocanace''
Tonnoir and Malloch, 1926
:*''
Apetaenus australis''
(Hutton, 1902)
:*''
Apetaenus littoreus''
(Hutton, 1902)
References
Canacidae
Schizophora genera
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