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Apetaenus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Canacidae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Diptera

Rank
  
Genus

Subfamily
  
Apetaeninae Mathis & 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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