''Xanthocanace'' 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
Oriental,
Palearctic, or
Afrotropical.
Species
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X. capensis''
Wirth, 1956
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X. hamifer''
Munari, 2008
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X. kaplanorum''
Mathis and Freidberg, 1982
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X. magna''
( Hendel, 1914)
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X. nigrifrons''
Malloch, 1924
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X. orientalis''
Hendel, 1913
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X. pollinosa''
Miyagi, 1963
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X. ranula''
( Loew, 1874)
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X. sabroskyi''
Mathis and Freidberg, 1982
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X. seoulensis''
Miyagi, 1963
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X. zeylanica''
Delfinado, 1975
References
Canacidae
Carnoidea genera
Taxa named by Friedrich Georg Hendel
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