Canacinae is a subfamily of beach flies in the family of
Canacidae
Canacidae, incorrectly Canaceidae, or beach flies, surf or surge flies, is a family of Diptera. There are 113 species in 12 genera.
The family now includes Tethininae as a subfamily.
Family description
For terms see Morphology of Diptera.
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Tribes & genera
*Tribe
Canacini
''Canace'' is a genus of beach flies in the family Canacidae. All known species are of Afrotropical or Palaearctic distribution.
Species
*'' Canace actites'' (Mathis, 1982)
*'' Canace nasica'' ( Haliday, 1839)
*'' Canace rossii'' (Canzoneri, 198 ...
Jones, 1906
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Canace
In Greek mythology, Canace (; Ancient Greek: Κανάκη means "‘barking") was a Thessalian princess as daughter of King Aeolus of Aeolia and Enarete, daughter of Deimachus. She was sometimes referrred as Aeolis.
Family
Canace was the siste ...
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Haliday in Curtis
Curtis or Curtiss is a common English given name and surname of Anglo-Norman origin from the Old French ''curteis'' ( Modern French ''courtois'') which derived from the Spanish Cortés (of which Cortez is a variation) and the Portuguese and Ga ...
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*Tribe
Dynomiellini Mathis, 1982
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Canacea''
Cresson, 1924
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Chaetocanace''
Hendel, 1914
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Dynomiella
''Dynomiella'' is a genus of beach flies in the family Canacidae
Canacidae, incorrectly Canaceidae, or beach flies, surf or surge flies, is a family of Diptera. There are 113 species in 12 genera.
The family now includes Tethininae as a subfa ...
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Giordani Soika, 1956
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Isocanace
''Isocanace'' is a genus of beach flies in the family Canacidae
Canacidae, incorrectly Canaceidae, or beach flies, surf or surge flies, is a family of Diptera. There are 113 species in 12 genera.
The family now includes Tethininae as a subfam ...
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Mathis, 1982
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Trichocanace''
Wirth, 1951
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Xanthocanace
''Xanthocanace'' is a genus of beach flies in the family Canacidae
Canacidae, incorrectly Canaceidae, or beach flies, surf or surge flies, is a family of Diptera. There are 113 species in 12 genera.
The family now includes Tethininae as a sub ...
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Hendel, 1914
References
Canacidae
Brachycera subfamilies
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