''Coenosia'' is a very large genus of

true 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 ...

of the family Muscidae. In Denmark, fungi ''Strongwellsea tigrinae'' and ''Strongwellsea acerosa'' (from the ''

Strongwellsea ''Strongwellsea'' is a genus of fungi within the order Entomophthorales of the Zygomycota. They are known to infect insects. Infected adult dipteran hosts (flies from Anthomyiidae, Fanniidae, Muscidae, and Scathophagidae orders) develop a large ...

'' genus, order Entomophthorales) infect the flying hosts from the genus ''Coenosia''. Including species '' Coenosia tigrina'' and '' Coenosia testacea''. While most fungi spore once the host is dead, with ''Strongwellsea'', the host continues to live for days, carrying out normal activities and socialising with other flies while the fungus consumes its genitals, fat reserves, reproductive organs and finally its muscle, all the while shooting out thousands of spores on to other individuals.

Species

*'' Coenosia acuminata'' Strobl, 1898 *'' Coenosia agromyzina'' ( Fallén, 1825) *'' Coenosia alaskensis'' Huckett, 1965 *'' Coenosia albibasis'' Stein, 1920 *'' Coenosia albicornis'' Meigen, 1826 *'' Coenosia albifacies'' (Johnson, 1922) *'' Coenosia aliena'' Malloch, 1921 *'' Coenosia alticola'' Malloch, 1919 *'' Coenosia ambigua'' Séguy, 1923 *'' Coenosia ambulans'' Meigen, 1826 *'' Coenosia antennalis'' Stein, 1898 *'' Coenosia antennata'' (

Zetterstedt Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt (20 May 1785 – 23 December 1874) was a Sweden, Swedish Naturalism (philosophy) , naturalist who worked mainly on Diptera and Hymenoptera. Biography Zetterstedt studied at the Lund University, University of Lund, where ...

, 1849) *'' Coenosia anthracina'' Malloch, 1921 *'' Coenosia apicata'' Huckett, 1965 *'' Coenosia argentata''

Coquillett Daniel William Coquillett (23 January 1856, Pleasant Valley, Ill. – 7 July 1911 Atlantic City, New Jersey) was an American entomologist who specialised in Diptera. He wrote a revision of the dipterous family Therevidae and many other scientifi ...

, 1904 *'' Coenosia argenticeps'' Malloch, 1920 *'' Coenosia armiger'' Huckett, 1934 *'' Coenosia atrata'' Walker, 1853 *'' Coenosia atra'' Meigen, 1830 *'' Coenosia atritibia'' Ringdahl, 1926 *'' Coenosia attenuata'' Stein, 1903 *'' Coenosia barbipes'' Rondani, 1866 *'' Coenosia bartaki'' Gregor, 1991 *'' Coenosia beschovskii'' Lavciev, 1970 *'' Coenosia bilineella'' (

, 1838) *'' Coenosia bivittata'' Stein, 1908 *'' Coenosia bohemica'' Gregor & Rozkosný, 2008 *'' Coenosia bonita'' Huckett, 1934 *'' Coenosia brevisquama'' d'Assis-Fonseca, 1966 *'' Coenosia californica'' ( Malloch, 1920) *'' Coenosia campestris'' (

Robineau-Desvoidy André Jean Baptiste Robineau-Desvoidy (1 January 1799 in Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye – 25 June 1857 in Paris) was a French physician and entomologist specialising in the study of Diptera (flies) and to some extent of the Coleoptera (beetles). Ach ...

, 1830) *'' Coenosia canadensis'' Curran, 1933 *'' Coenosia candida'' Huckett, 1934 *'' Coenosia cilicauda'' Malloch, 1920 *'' Coenosia cingulipes'' (

, 1849) *'' Coenosia comita'' (Huckett, 1936) *'' Coenosia compressa'' Stein, 1904 *'' Coenosia conflicta'' Huckett, 1965 *'' Coenosia conforma'' Huckett, 1934 *'' Coenosia dealbata'' (

, 1838) *'' Coenosia demoralis'' Huckett, 1965 *'' Coenosia distinguens'' Collin, 1930 *'' Coenosia dorsovittata'' Malloch, 1920 *'' Coenosia dubiosa'' Hennig, 1961 *'' Coenosia effulgens'' Huckett, 1934 *'' Coenosia elegans'' Huckett, 1965 *'' Coenosia emiliae'' Lukasheva, 1986 *'' Coenosia errans'' Malloch, 1920 *'' Coenosia facilis'' Huckett, 1965 *'' Coenosia femoralis'' (

, 1830) *'' Coenosia flagelliseta'' Muller, 2019 *'' Coenosia flavibasis'' Huckett, 1934 *'' Coenosia flavicornis'' ( Fallén, 1825) *'' Coenosia flavidipalpis'' Huckett, 1934 *'' Coenosia flavifrons'' Stein, 1898 *'' Coenosia flavimana'' (

, 1845) *'' Coenosia flaviseta'' Huckett, 1965 *'' Coenosia flavissima'' Hennig, 1961 *'' Coenosia fontana'' Huckett, 1966 *'' Coenosia fraterna'' Malloch, 1918 *'' Coenosia freyi'' Tiensuu, 1945 *'' Coenosia frisoni'' Malloch, 1920 *'' Coenosia fulvipes'' Huckett, 1965 *'' Coenosia fumipennis'' Huckett, 1934 *'' Coenosia furtiva'' Huckett, 1934 *'' Coenosia fuscifrons'' Malloch, 1919 *'' Coenosia fuscipes'' Huckett, 1965 *'' Coenosia genualis'' Rondani, 1866 *'' Coenosia globuliseta'' Pont, 1980 *'' Coenosia gracilis'' Stein, 1916 *'' Coenosia graciliventris'' Ringdahl, 1954 *'' Coenosia hucketti'' Pont, 1988 *'' Coenosia humilis'' Meigen, 1826 *'' Coenosia imperator'' ( Walker, 1849) *'' Coenosia impunctata'' Malloch, 1920 *'' Coenosia incisurata'' Wulp, 1869 *'' Coenosia infantula'' Rondani, 1866 *'' Coenosia intacta'' Walker, 1853 *'' Coenosia intermedia'' ( Fallén, 1825) *'' Coenosia johnsoni'' Malloch, 1920 *'' Coenosia karli'' Pont, 2001 *'' Coenosia lacteipennis'' (

, 1845) *'' Coenosia laeta'' Huckett, 1934 *'' Coenosia laricata'' Malloch, 1920 *'' Coenosia lata'' Walker, 1853 *'' Coenosia lineatipes'' (

, 1845) *'' Coenosia longimaculata'' Stein, 1920 *'' Coenosia lyneborgi'' Pont, 1972 *'' Coenosia macrotriseta'' Muller & Miller, 2013 *'' Coenosia maculiventris'' Huckett, 1934 *'' Coenosia means'' Meigen, 1826 *'' Coenosia minor'' Huckett, 1965 *'' Coenosia minutalis'' (

, 1860) *'' Coenosia mixta'' Schnabl, 1911 *'' Coenosia modesta'' Loew, 1872 *'' Coenosia mollicula'' ( Fallén, 1825) *'' Coenosia nevadensis'' Lyneborg, 1970 *'' Coenosia nigricoxa'' Stein, 1920 *'' Coenosia nigridigita'' Rondani, 1866 *'' Coenosia nigrifemorata'' Huckett, 1965 *'' Coenosia nigritarsis'' ( Stein, 1898) *'' Coenosia nigritella'' Huckett, 1934 *'' Coenosia nivea'' Loew, 1872 *'' Coenosia nudipes'' Stein, 1920 *'' Coenosia nudiseta'' Stein, 1898 *'' Coenosia obscuricula'' ( Rondani, 1871) *'' Coenosia octopunctata'' (

, 1838) *'' Coenosia octosignata'' Rondani, 1866 *'' Coenosia oregonensis'' Malloch, 1919 *'' Coenosia pallipes'' Stein, 1898 *'' Coenosia paludis'' Tiensuu, 1939 *'' Coenosia patelligera'' Rondani, 1866 *'' Coenosia pauli'' Pont, 2001 *'' Coenosia pedella'' ( Fallén, 1825) *'' Coenosia perpusilla'' Meigen, 1826 *'' Coenosia perspicua'' Huckett, 1934 *'' Coenosia pilosissima'' Stein, 1920 *'' Coenosia praetexta'' Pandellé, 1899 *'' Coenosia pudorosa'' Collin, 1953 *'' Coenosia pulicaria'' (

, 1845) *'' Coenosia pumila'' ( Fallén, 1825) *'' Coenosia pygmaea'' (

, 1845) *'' Coenosia remissa'' Huckett, 1965 *'' Coenosia rhaensis'' Hennig, 1961 *'' Coenosia rubrina'' Huckett, 1934 *'' Coenosia rufibasis'' Stein, 1920 *'' Coenosia ruficornis'' Macquart, 1835 *'' Coenosia rufipalpis'' Meigen, 1826 *'' Coenosia rufitibia'' Stein, 1920 *'' Coenosia sallae'' Tiensuu, 1938 *'' Coenosia semivitta'' ( Malloch, 1918) *'' Coenosia setigera'' Malloch, 1918 *'' Coenosia setipes'' Huckett, 1965 *'' Coenosia sexmaculata'' Meigen, 1838 *'' Coenosia sexpustulata'' Rondani, 1866 *'' Coenosia stigmatica'' Wood, 1913 *'' Coenosia strigifemur'' Stein, 1920 *'' Coenosia strigipes'' Stein, 1916 *'' Coenosia styriaca'' Hennig, 1961 *'' Coenosia tausa'' Huckett, 1934 *'' Coenosia tendipes'' Huckett, 1965 *'' Coenosia testacea'' (

, 1830) *'' Coenosia tigrina'' (

Fabricius Fabricius ( la, smith, german: Schmied, Schmidt) is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *people from the Ancient Roman gens Fabricia: **Gaius Fabricius Luscinus, the first of the Fabricii to move to Rome * Johann Goldsmid (1587� ...

, 1775) *'' Coenosia toshua'' Huckett, 1934 *'' Coenosia transiens'' Stein, 1901 *'' Coenosia trilineella'' (

, 1838) *'' Coenosia verralli'' Collin, 1953 *'' Coenosia vibrissata'' Collin, 1953 *'' Coenosia villipes'' Rondani, 1866 *'' Coenosia wulpi'' Pont, 1972 *'' Coenosia xanthocera'' Hennig, 1961

References

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