''Cnemacantha'' is a genus of
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 hindwin ...
belonging to the family
Lauxaniidae
The Lauxaniidae are a family of Acalyptratae, acalyptrate fly, flies. They generally are small flies (length 7 mm or less) with large compound eyes that often are brightly coloured in life, sometimes with characteristic horizontal stripes, s ...
.
The genus was first described by Macquart in 1835.
The species of this genus are found in Europe.
Species
* ''
Cnemacantha muscaria
''Cnemacantha'' is a genus of flies belonging to the family Lauxaniidae.
The genus was first described by Macquart in 1835.
The species of this genus are found in Europe.
Species
* ''Cnemacantha muscaria'' (Fallen, 1823)
References
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'' (Fallen, 1823)
References
Lauxaniidae
Taxa named by Pierre-Justin-Marie Macquart
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