Polleniidae is a family of

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 ...

in the order

Diptera 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 ...

. There are at least 6 genera and more than 190 described species placed definitively in Polleniidae, and other genera whose placement here is considered uncertain. The largest genus is '' Pollenia'', with close to 190 species of flies commonly called "cluster flies". The family Polleniidae has been considered a subfamily of

Calliphoridae The Calliphoridae (commonly known as blow flies, blow-flies, carrion flies, bluebottles, greenbottles, or cluster flies) are a family of insects in the order Diptera, with almost 1,900 known species. The maggot larvae, often used as fishing ba ...

in the past, containing various genera and species. As a result of phylogenetic analysis, the subfamily Polleniinae was elevated to family rank by Cerretti, et al., in 2019, and assigned the genera listed below.

Genera

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Alvamaja ''Alvamaja'' is a monotypic genus of flies, containing only the species ''Alvamaja chlorometallica''. Although originally placed in the family Rhinophoridae, it belongs to the family Polleniidae. This species is found in Europe (Romania, Serbia ...

'' Rognes, 2010 *''

Dexopollenia ''Dexopollenia'' is a genus of flies in the family Polleniidae. Species *'' Dexopollenia aurantifulva'' Feng, 2004 *'' Dexopollenia bicolor'' Malloch, 1935 *'' Dexopollenia bicoloripes'' Malloch, 1931 *'' Dexopollenia chrysothrix'' Bezzi, 192 ...

Townsend Townsend (pronounced tounʹ-zənd) or Townshend may refer to: Places United States *Camp Townsend, National Guard training base in Peekskill, New York *Townsend, Delaware *Townsend, Georgia *Townsend, Massachusetts, a New England town ** Townsend ...

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Melanodexia ''Melanodexia'' is a peculiar New World cluster fly genus of the western United States, formerly included in the family Calliphoridae. Description Like the related genus '' Pollenia'', ''Melanodexia'' has hairy parafacialia, and in females la ...

'' Williston, 1893 *''

Morinia ''Morinia'' is a genus of flies in the family Polleniidae. Species *'' Morinia argenticincta'' ( Senior-White, 1923) *'' Morinia carinata'' (Pape, 1987) *'' Morinia doronici'' (Scopoli, 1763 Events January–March * January 27 & ...

'' Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 *'' Pollenia'' Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 (cluster flies) *'' Xanthotryxus'' Aldrich, 1930

Incertae sedis ' () or ''problematica'' is a term used for a taxonomic group where its broader relationships are unknown or undefined. Alternatively, such groups are frequently referred to as "enigmatic taxa". In the system of open nomenclature, uncertainty ...

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Anthracomyza ''Anthracomyza'' is a genus of flies tentatively assigned to the family Polleniidae Polleniidae is a family of flies in the order Diptera. There are at least 6 genera and more than 190 described species placed definitively in Polleniidae, and ...

'' Malloch, 1928 *''

Nesodexia ''Nesodexia'' is a genus of flies tentatively assigned to the family Polleniidae Polleniidae is a family of flies in the order Diptera. There are at least 6 genera and more than 190 described species placed definitively in Polleniidae, and ot ...

'' Villeneuve, 1911

References

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