Canacinae is a subfamily of beach flies in the family of
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.
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Tribes & genera
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Canacini
''Canace'' is a genus of beach flies in the family Canacidae. All known species are of Afrotropical or Palaearctic distribution.
Species
*'' Canace actites'' (Mathis, 1982)
*''Canace nasica'' ( Haliday, 1839)
*'' Canace rossii'' (Canzoneri, 1982) ...
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Canace
In Greek mythology, Canace (; Ancient Greek: Κανάκη means "‘barking") was a Thessalian princess as daughter of King Aeolus of Aeolia and Enarete, daughter of Deimachus. She was sometimes referrred as Aeolis.
Family
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Haliday in Curtis
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Dynomiellini
Dynomiellini, is a tribe of beach flies in the family of Canacidae.
Genera
*''Canacea'' Cresson, 1924
*''Chaetocanace'' Hendel, 1914
*''Dynomiella'' Giordani Soika, 1956
*''Isocanace'' Mathis, 1982
*''Trichocanace'' Wirth, 1951
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Canacea
''Canacea'' is a genus of beach flies in the family Canacidae. All known species are Nearctic or Neotropical.
Species
*'' C. macateei'' Malloch, 1924
*'' C. currani'' (Wirth, 1970)
*'' C. aldrichi'' (Cresson, 1936)
*'' C. snodgrassii'' (Coqui ...
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Chaetocanace
''Chaetocanace'' is a genus of beach flies in the family Canacidae. All known species are Asian or Australasia
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Hendel Hendel is a surname, and may refer to:
* Frank B. Hendel (1892–1973), New York politician
* Friedrich Georg Hendel (1874–1936), Austrian high school director and entomologist mainly interested in Diptera
* Geerd Hendel (1903–1998), naval a ...
, 1914
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Dynomiella
''Dynomiella'' is a genus of beach flies in the family Canacidae. All known species are Afrotropical
The Afrotropical realm is one of Earth's eight biogeographic realms. It includes Africa south of the Sahara Desert, the majority of the Arabi ...
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Giordani Soika, 1956
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Isocanace
''Isocanace'' is a genus of beach flies in the family Canacidae. All known species are Australasian or Afrotropical
The Afrotropical realm is one of Earth's eight biogeographic realms. It includes Africa south of the Sahara Desert, the majori ...
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Trichocanace
''Trichocanace'' is a genus of beach flies, insects in the family Canacidae. All known species are Australasian, Indomalayan, or Afrotropical
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Wirth, 1951
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Xanthocanace
''Xanthocanace'' is a genus of beach flies in the family Canacidae. All known species are Oriental, Palearctic, or Afrotropical.
Species
*'' X. capensis'' Wirth, 1956
*'' X. hamifer'' Munari, 2008
*'' X. kaplanorum'' Mathis and Freidberg, 1982
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Hendel Hendel is a surname, and may refer to:
* Frank B. Hendel (1892–1973), New York politician
* Friedrich Georg Hendel (1874–1936), Austrian high school director and entomologist mainly interested in Diptera
* Geerd Hendel (1903–1998), naval a ...
, 1914
References
Canacidae
Brachycera subfamilies
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