Carnidae
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| Carnus hemapterus | |
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| Family: | Carnidae Newman, 1834
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Carnidae also known as Bird flies or Filth flies is a family of flies (Diptera). There are 6 genera, containing about 93 species worldwide.[3]
Most of the species are very small at 1–2 mm.
External links
Dedicated site [1]
References
- ^ a b Chandler, Peter J. (1998). Checklists of Insects of the British Isles (New Series) Part 1: Diptera. New Series. Vol. 12. London: Royal Entomological Society of London. pp. 1–234. ISBN 0-901546-82-8.
{{cite book}}:|journal=ignored (help) - ^ Buck, M; Marshall, S. A. (2007). "Enigmocarnus chloropiformis gen. et sp. nov., and parallel evolution of protandrial symmetry in Carnidae (Diptera)" (PDF). Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 100 (1). Entomological Society of America: 9–18. doi:10.1603/0013-8746(2007)100[9:ecgesn]2.0.co;2. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ^ Brake, Irina (2011). "World Catalog of the Family Carnidae (Diptera, Schizophora)" (PDF). MYIA. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
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