Apetaenus

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Canacidae		Phylum Arthropoda Order Diptera Rank Genus
Subfamily ApetaeninaeMathis & Munari, 1996 Similar Tethina, Canacidae, Ephydridae

Apetaenus is a genus of beach flies in the family Canacidae. They are endemic in the subantarctic archipelagos in association with colonies of penguins and other seabirds. Some species have vestigial wings.

Species

Subgenus Apetaenus Eaton, 1875

Apetaenus litoralis litoralis Eaton, 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

Apetaenus Wikipedia

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