''Isocanace'' 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 hindwin ...
in the
family
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Canacidae
Canacidae, incorrectly Canaceidae, or beach flies, surf or surge flies, is a family of Diptera. As of 2010, 307 species in 27 genera.
The family now includes Tethininae as a subfamily.
Family description
For terms see Morphology of Diptera.
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. All known species are
Australasian
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or
Afrotropical
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.
Species
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I. albiceps''
( Malloch, 1925)
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I. australis''
Mathis, 1982
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I. briani''
Mathis, 1982
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I. flava''
(Canzoneri & Meneghini, 1969)
References
Canacidae
Carnoidea genera
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