''Canace'' is a genus of beach
flies
Flies are insects of the order Diptera, the name being derived from the Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwings having evolved into advanced m ...
in the
family
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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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.
All known species are of
Afrotropical or
Palaearctic
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The realm consists of several bioregions: the Euro-Sibe ...
distribution.
Species
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Canace actites''
(Mathis, 1982)
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Canace nasica''
( Haliday, 1839)
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Canace rossii''
(Canzoneri, 1982)
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Canace salonitana''
(Strobl
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, 1900)
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Canace zvuv''
(Mathis & Freidberg, 1991)
References
Canacidae
Schizophora genera
Taxa named by Alexander Henry Haliday
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