''Villeneuvia'' is a genus of true

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

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. There is only one known species. They are very similar to ''

Limnophora ''Limnophora'' is a genus of fly, flies, belonging to the family Muscidae. The flies are characterized by silver bands across their thorax. The tribe Limnophorini is named from the genus. The genus includes the following species: *''Limnophora co ...

'', but orbital

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are absent in both sexes. It is a coastal fly found throughout most of coastal

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Species

*'' Villeneuvia aestuum'' ( Villeneuve, 1902)

References

External links

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